Japanese culture Being a fake loved one is big business for this Japanese man Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Facebook removes Trump ally Roger Stone's accounts and pages Xeni Jardin

trump Trump denies, then confirms he hid in 'secure bunker' as protests raged at White House Xeni Jardin

News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin

conspiracy theories How come so many Christians fall for conspiracy theories? Thom Dunn

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

Spoken Word with Electronics FAKE NEWS NOW. FAKE NEWS FOREVER. FAKE NEWS MUST NEVER DIE! (A Final Audio Tribute to Paul Krassner) Ethan Persoff

Gadgets Drama Mayhem is the game we can all use right about now Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Coronavirus can make you fat, the Queen is still dying, and a sex tape nightmare, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Prince Harry begs forgiveness, the Queen shops Prince Andrew to the Feds, and Kirstie Alley’s secret life, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

eff In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis Cory Doctorow

tabloids The trial of the century, Epstein’s killer exposed, and Obama’s hatred, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

china Leaked documents document China's plan for mass arrests and concentration-camp internment of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Cory Doctorow

News UPDATED: Tony Robbins accused of sexually assaulting high schooler at summer camp Xeni Jardin

tabloids LBJ killed JFK, the Queen’s secret lover & Julia Roberts’ divorce, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

bikes Bicycles shipped in fake flatscreen TV boxes suffer less shipping damage David Pescovitz

halloween The CIA is offering…privacy advice? For trick-or-treaters? WTF? Thom Dunn

art In Etch A Sketch: Haunted Mansion stretching room portraits Rusty Blazenhoff

News New federal rules will limit police searches of DNA ancestry databases Xeni Jardin

cheaters From indignant outrage to courtroom sobbing: Devin Sloane sentenced to 4 months in prison for college admissions fraud Mark Frauenfelder