mistakes Exploding Whale Memorial Park opens near site where that beached whale was blown up in 1970 Rusty Blazenhoff

coronapocalypse Shut-in celebrities sing "imagine no possessions" on Twitter. Twitterverse goes bananas over the perceived tone-deafness Gareth Branwyn

fail Super Mario being Super Bad: Epic compilation of edited fail videos Xeni Jardin

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

black lives matter A US cop made an Irish "Blue Lives Matter" shirt that accidentally said "Black Lives Matter" Thom Dunn

mistakes were made LG Poland ad showcases phone's ability to take stealth upskirt photos Mark Frauenfelder

politics CDC may ground flights if airlines fail to collect data on coronavirus-prone flyers Xeni Jardin

music Fifty of the most drug-drenched albums of all time Gareth Branwyn

star wars Microtransactions overwhelmed the Disney cinematic universe John Struan

law Do It For State: epic domain name shakedown article Rob Beschizza

law 'Pick-up artist' jailed after threatening women Rob Beschizza

tabloids The multiverse, universal wave function and quantum mechanics in this week’s tawdry tabloids Peter Sheridan

science fiction Interview with Neal Stephenson about his new novel and the state of the internet Mark Frauenfelder

politics Defaced banknotes depict the four horsemen of the British political apocalypse Rob Beschizza

music Charles Manson's deeply dark and twisted interpretation of The Beatles' "White Album" David Pescovitz

art "Superflat" artist Takashi Murakami writes about himself David Pescovitz

happy mutants Fascinating, accessible guide to cryptographic attacks, from brute-force to POODLE and beyond Cory Doctorow

elections US election security: still a dumpster fire Cory Doctorow

television Watch: Adam Savage ('MYTHBUSTERS') back on TV in 'SAVAGE BUILDS' Xeni Jardin

youtube Google and YouTube executives ignored warnings on toxic video content, now we're all paying the price Xeni Jardin