offworld The other side of Braid Liz Ryerson

science fiction New edition of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother/Homeland with intro by Edward Snowden Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Roy Horn lives, China lied, and Murder Hornets Swarm America, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

health American health care's life-destroying "surprise bills" are the fault of local, private-equity monopolies Cory Doctorow

makers Behind the scenes, "plain" text editing is unbelievably complex and weird Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Jonathan Lethem on Edward Snowden's "Permanent Record" Cory Doctorow

security Discovering whether your Iphone has been hacked is nearly impossible thanks to Apple's walled garden Cory Doctorow

Journalism The media "blowing it again" in last days of election, but "not as badly" as last time Rob Beschizza

surreal estate All six Brady kids reunite at their TV home Rusty Blazenhoff

News FILM: 'Calling All Earthlings' explores Integratron Time Machine of UFO 'contactee' George Van Tassel Eric Mittleman

comedy Rape Jokes: watch Cameron Esposito's standup special about sexual assault Mark Frauenfelder

Good times Jonathan Coulton's JoCo Cruise was mind-blowingly great Mark Frauenfelder

books Tour New York's invisible, networked surveillance infrastructure with Ingrid Burrington's new book Cory Doctorow

History The fascinating and ego-killing existence of human wormholes Ryan Holiday

picks Florida man arrested in FBI sting over “weapon of mass destruction” synagogue bombing plans Xeni Jardin

apple Apple, basically: 'If it pleases the court, tell FBI to go fuck themselves' Xeni Jardin

politics Journalists around the world voice support for Netzpolitik after outrageous 'treason' investigation Trevor Timm

A nerd’s 12 best and worst films from 2014 Ethan Gilsdorf

The secret to success is working on the Right Thing Nicole Dieker

Science It came from the faucet Maggie Koerth