thanksgiving Stove Top stuffing-branded fat pants are already sold out Rusty Blazenhoff

occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

non-fiction Good nonfiction: "Cowhand – The Story of a Working Cowboy" (1953) Mark Frauenfelder

Games The ancient world's greatest board games David Pescovitz

racism "I'm 10-15": the secret CBP Facebook group full of racism, sexism, and jokes about migrant deaths Cory Doctorow

tabloids Dying Angie, Divorce Bombshells, and a Julian Assange Sex Tape, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

exercise Maintaining my target weight and somewhat managing back pain with a homebrew Peloton bike Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Scenes from the Bangalore Literature Festival Jasmina Tesanovic

Science Microplastics found in human poop David Pescovitz

art Artist creates miniature replicas of the rooms of Japan's "lonely deaths" Cory Doctorow

Chump Jr Trump Jr "very happy to accept" opposition research from Russian government Jason Weisberger

happy mutants From Tahrir to Trump: how the internet became the dictators' home turf Cory Doctorow

fake news Royal assassins, JFK assassins, and Ronan Farrow character assassination, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Melania humiliated, a JFK conspiracy bombshell, and beautiful people in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Burt Reynolds’ skid marks, Prince Charles’ long-lost brother, and another Obama cover-up in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

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canada Ontario Conservative leader abruptly resigns after he is accused of sexual assault and misconduct with very young, drunk women Cory Doctorow

Japan In Japan, you can rent this homeless guy for 45 cents a day Mark Frauenfelder

fake news Space ship found in ice, Hillary’s boozing, and why Ivanka disagrees with Donald, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants The PrEP Diaries: A safe(r) sex memoir Evan J. Peterson