religion Pope Francis: atheists who follow their consciences will be welcome in Heaven Cory Doctorow

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interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

Gadgets The Ratio Six is a single-button coffee maker that produces barista-level brew Boing Boing's Shop

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

podcasts Podcast: The case for … cities that aren't dystopian surveillance states Cory Doctorow

History Bestiality was not socially acceptable in medieval Europe Cory Doctorow

iot Imagining a "smart city" that treats you as a sensor, not a thing to be sensed Cory Doctorow

happy mutant I chatted with Danny Elfman about his new MasterClass, and his ventriloquist dummy "Buddy" Rusty Blazenhoff

racism White woman interrupted a Broadway talkback to call the playwright "racist against white people." Thom Dunn

religion Church under investigation after worshiper pinned down to ‘pray the gay away’ Xeni Jardin

science fiction Read: Jeannette Ng's Campbell Award acceptance speech, in which she correctly identifies Campbell as a fascist and expresses solidarity with Hong Kong protesters Cory Doctorow

facebook Flickr offers the best social media experience going Seamus Bellamy

happy mutants Good Omens is amazing Cory Doctorow

racism Catherynne Valente schools her racist neighbors about the asylum seekers in their midst Catherynne Valente

fake news Mueller snubbed, Harry and Meghan exiled, and suicidal airline pilots in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

picks God of Hammers cosplay with LED eyes (don't try this!) Xeni Jardin

happy mutants America's Fiber Future: Susan Crawford on how America's wired future is slipping away Cory Doctorow

News Trump ex-attorney Michael Cohen sentenced: 3 years prison, $500,000 forfeiture, $1.4 million restitution, $50,000 fine Xeni Jardin

security Australia just voted to ban working cryptography. No, really. Cory Doctorow