jazz Weekend Tunes: Lady Rouge – I'll Be Seeing You Seamus Bellamy

coronavirus The suicide rate in Colorado has dropped 40% during COVID quarantine Thom Dunn

nihilism Two great deep-dives mine the endless hole at the bottom of Mitch McConnell's inhumanity Thom Dunn

surveillance What it's like inside the CIA during Donald Trump's "Deep State" purge Thom Dunn

events Angelenos! I'm speaking in Culver City tomorrow about the sale of .ORG to private equity Cory Doctorow

Kids Kid with cerebral palsy skateboards for first time with help from mom and technology Xeni Jardin

science fiction Berlin! Catch me tonight at Otherland books at 8PM (Houston, here I come!) Cory Doctorow

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science fiction Come see me at UCLA tonight and then with John Scalzi on Sunday at the LA Times Festival of Books! Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Buskers are the only performers making money at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's how. Mat Ricardo

happy mutants At the Golden-Calf Slaughterhouse: an interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner Thomas Kaestle

computers Confession: You can't trust a junkie with a new laptop Seamus Bellamy

canada Canadian healthcare isn't as free as you think Seamus Bellamy

Japan Midori Traveler’s Notebook, an invaluable tool from Japan Seamus Bellamy

picks I rode Amtrak's Coast Starlight the wrong direction. I still loved it. Jason Weisberger

king of the hill Indescribable King of the Hill creepywave remix video Rob Beschizza

punk rock John Waters talks about Oakland punk-fest Burger Boogaloo Rusty Blazenhoff

books See you tonight, Scottsdale, AZ! (then San Diego, Portland, Seattle…) (!) Cory Doctorow

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

tokyo travel tips Tokyo travel tips, day 3 (part 2): Micro-pets, micro-restaurants, and fluffy pancakes Mark Frauenfelder