calendar A look at some quirky, and downright strange, 2019 calendars Rusty Blazenhoff

COVID-19 Legendary singer/songwriter, John Prine, has died from COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

coronavirus Austin mayor cancels SXSW, city says goodbye to $350 million Mark Frauenfelder

Business Many of the key Googler Uprising organizers have quit, citing retaliation from senior management Cory Doctorow

Copyfight The Final Version of the EU's Copyright Directive Is the Worst One Yet Cory Doctorow

art Liartown, USA leaves Tumblr over NSFW-ban; announces new 544-page Crap Hound book "devoted to images notable for their lack of positivity" Cory Doctorow

canada My Life on the Road: Headed for Texas, crazy cold in Claresholm Seamus Bellamy

Entertainment Weird details you probably missed in Disney movies Xeni Jardin

christmas The Monkees recorded a new Christmas album Rusty Blazenhoff

Tom Waits Tom Waits and Marc Ribot collaborate on "Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)" Jason Weisberger

burning man The playlist of the 2018 Burning Man Temple Burn Rusty Blazenhoff

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

video Florida man with a literal monkey on his back arrested for car theft Andrea James

Only one Blockbuster Video Store left standing David Pescovitz

art Nastygrams shut down site that created fonts of famous songwriters' handwriting Andrea James

gender Disneyland announces a date for removal of sex-slave trafficking scene from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride Cory Doctorow

eff RIP John Perry Barlow, 1947-2018 Cory Doctorow

News 'Freedom to say goodbye' — Judge says Trump immigrant deportations resemble 'regimes we revile' Xeni Jardin

politics Death is freedom: Republicans pass Obamacare repeal bill Rob Beschizza

circuses Say goodbye to the circus before it vanishes forever Richard Kaufman