politics VOA to be run by Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, and Trump CEO pick Michael Pack, so two top VOA directors just quit Xeni Jardin
tabloids Kim Jong-un is dead, Prince Andrew is broke, and Kobe Bryant killed himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
coronavirus Paul Manafort is the latest terrible person who says he should be released from prison because of Covid-19 Mark Frauenfelder
COVID-19 Celebrating the mad genius of music producer Hal Willner, who has died, likely of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn
crime "A piece of shit": Government report on Wells Fargo corruption shows top executives' direct complicity in millions of acts of fraud Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Manhattan: a city of empty luxury condos and overflowing homeless shelters Cory Doctorow
education Kentucky's Whitefield Academy expels student for wearing a rainbow shirt in a Facebook photo Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz
tabloids Penis fish, Simon Cowell’s missing boobs, and Hillary Clinton’s gay flings, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
canada Canada's infrastructure was once cheap and effective to build. Now, it's a titanic transfer from taxpayers to the world's biggest businesses and investors Rosemary Frei
Copyfight Writer asks for an exclusive trademark on the use of the word "dark" in "Series of fiction works, namely, novels and books" Cory Doctorow
supreme court Supreme Court denies Adnan Syed's appeal for a retrial in murder case Mark Frauenfelder
ransomware The penniless hero of the ransomware epidemic has written more decryptors than anyone else Cory Doctorow
tabloids Royal sex & drug scandal, the Queen & Michael Douglas dying, and Miley Cyrus’s demonic possession, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
