web theory It's awesome to see all these "rogue" government agency Twitter accounts, but what about hoaxes? Cory Doctorow

science fiction Max Barry on how science fiction prepares us for the apocalypse Mark Frauenfelder

jellicle cats come one come all I love TS Eliot and Andrew Lloyd Weber but the 'Cats' trailer scares me Jason Weisberger

mistakes Man films suspected burglar working on his front door, then opens it Rob Beschizza

Arrested Development A fully-grown man takes an axe to his house and car when he thinks his wife messed with his action figures Carla Sinclair

books The Handbook of Tyranny: stark infographics on human cruelty Andrea James

books Study: Publishers sell books written by women for less than those written by men Seamus Bellamy

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2017 Gift Guide

picks Mike Pence pisses away $200K+ in taxpayer money at staged protest Jason Weisberger

News Draft of Senate GOP health-care bill is out. Subsidies linked to income, Medicaid cut dramatically. Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Ulna-Stina Wikander: a Swedish artist who cross-stitches household objects and makes bracelets out of toy cars Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chang's Papergirls: like an all-girl Stranger Things, with time-travel Cory Doctorow

experimental cinema Guy Maddin’s Seances is a Different Movie Every Time You Watch It Richard Kaufman

candy I will get fat eating retro candy Richard Kaufman

True Crime The 10 most unsolvable unsolved disappearances James Renner

panama papers It's the criminal economy, stupid! Kathi Vian and Mark Frauenfelder

art See Camille Rose Garcia's mind-blowing new paintings, including a Bowie portrait! David Pescovitz

corruption Survivor-count for the Chicago PD's black-site/torture camp climbs to 7,000+ Cory Doctorow

offworld The other side of Braid Liz Ryerson