geopolitics Three minute explainer of the Brexit paradox Mark Frauenfelder

politics Watch this cutting-edge presentation on world population Andrea James

science fiction In defense of left-wing space utopias Cory Doctorow

web theory Viral Chinese video: "Who cares?" Cory Doctorow

travel Passports, ranked by country Rob Beschizza

climate change US Navy: By 2050 Arctic Ocean ice will all melt in summers Andrea James

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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

trump Everything you wanted to know about money-laundering but were afraid to ask Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments": a long-awaited Handmaid's Tale sequel fulfills its promise Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Cult of the Dead Cow: the untold story of the hacktivist group that presaged everything great and terrible about the internet Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Material culture, considered (harmful?) Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The Wild Storm: Warren Ellis reboots DC's Wildstorm Cory Doctorow

trump Aliens destroy U.S. nukes, Trump defeats N Korea, and Blac Chyna goes “classier,” in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Russian sex toys, flying dinosaurs, and Barbara Bush’s missing toes, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

Science The Carbon Bubble is about to pop Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Everfair: a diverse, ambitious steampunk novel of Fabian socialists and American Black Zionists in Belgian Congo Cory Doctorow

media ISIS is under attack from UFOs — and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

books The Nameless City: YA graphic novel about diplomacy, hard and soft power, colonialism, bravery, and parkour Cory Doctorow

Business Ian McDonald's "Luna: New Moon" – the moon is a much, much harsher mistress Cory Doctorow