picks North Korean diplomat sought in Kim Jong-nam's death, hinting at Kim Jong-un's involvement Xeni Jardin
education Harvard and MIT are suing over the Trump administration's student immigration ruling Thom Dunn
genocide This children's book about Oliver Cromwell is like playful colonialist violence for kids Thom Dunn
politics Russian cake shop builds life-sized Putin cake bust for Russia Day with 'mystery filling' Xeni Jardin
facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair
mitch mcconnell Trump also fired another watchdog investigating Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell Thom Dunn
starbucks Starbucks says "it will thrive" right before telling landlords they must lower the rent Carla Sinclair
finance The cum-ex scam stole $60b from European tax authorities: it's monumentally boring, complicated, and very, very important Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz
tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
social media Sadistic jerks delivered strobing images to the Epilepsy Foundation's Twitter followers David Pescovitz
twitter German researchers with ties to for-profit "neuromarketing" company want to use AI to guess peoples' "intelligence" from their writing Cory Doctorow
denialism Leaks reveal how the "Pitbull of PR" helped Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers ignite the opioid crisis Cory Doctorow
florida Student body president at University of Florida is facing impeachment proceedings over payments to Donald Trump Jr Thom Dunn
wonderful creatures Macrocilix maia, a moth that evolved to look like flies eating glistening bird shit Rob Beschizza
