County fair Fair food fix: California county fair hosts drive-thru events Rusty Blazenhoff

california Deep-fried filet mignon, spaghetti donuts, and "unicorn-specific" foods debut at the San Diego County Fair Rusty Blazenhoff

sponsored CBD on Amazon: Not Such a Great Deal Boing Boing

tabloids A beheaded tot, isolated stars, and cure coronavirus with herbs, in last week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Trump DoJ steps in to shorten Roger Stone’s prison sentence (which is yet to be announced) Xeni Jardin

law Breasts are 'lewdness', Utah judge rules in humiliation for 'topless at home' mom Xeni Jardin

tabloids Megxit Explodes – Who’s to blame? in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

canada Canada's infrastructure was once cheap and effective to build. Now, it's a titanic transfer from taxpayers to the world's biggest businesses and investors Rosemary Frei

class war The Labour manifesto: transformation of the welfare system, fair conditions for workers, universal housing, home care for elderly, fully funded NHS, fair taxes for the rich Cory Doctorow

Business Beyond the gig economy: "platform co-ops" that run their own apps Cory Doctorow

design Here are the winners of the Cybersecurity Visuals Challenge John Struan

privacy The top FBI lawyer who tried to force Apple to backdoor its crypto now says working crypto is essential to public safety and national security Cory Doctorow

Business Google continues to funnel vast sums to notorious climate deniers Cory Doctorow

Food PETA billboard protests Renaissance faire's favorite fare David Pescovitz

google Deep look at the Googler Uprising, drawing on insider interviews Cory Doctorow

happy mutants CHESSES: chess variants for nonexperts, nonplayers, and the very playful Cory Doctorow

Business Felony Contempt of Business Model: Lexmark's anti-competitive legacy Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Wealth is correlated with greed, dishonesty and cheating — are these effects or a causes? Cory Doctorow

Business Believing in "meritocracy" makes you act like a dick Cory Doctorow

christ what an asshole The "Tragedy of the Commons" was invented by a white supremacist based on a false history, and it's toxic bullshit Cory Doctorow