Late night talk shows Jim Carrey makes a surprise appearance during Conan's interview with Jeff Daniels Mark Frauenfelder
books Ray Bradbury's captivating explanation of his Mr. Electrico character's uncanny origins David Pescovitz
COVID-19 Celebrating the mad genius of music producer Hal Willner, who has died, likely of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn
tabloids Worst Royal crisis ever spells the end of the monarchy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Ukraine Internal memo proves Fox News knew they were spreading disinformation about Ukraine — especially Hannity Thom Dunn
Entertainment Netflix's "The Circle" is my seventh layer of hell, and I can't stop watching it Thom Dunn
privacy New York Times analyzes a leaked set of location data from a private broker, sounds the alarm Cory Doctorow
tabloids Bill Clinton dying, a Hollywood baby boom, and a cross-dressing star outed in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
uk How Boris Johnson's "model bus hobby" non sequitur manipulated the public discourse and his search results Cory Doctorow
fake news Angelina’s boozing, Prince Charles’ divorce, and college entry cheat Lori Loughlin “tells all,” in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
music THE BUREAU: Part Seven, "Lockdown in the Building, News of an Active Shooter Near the Cafeteria" — with Mr Quintron's Circuit-Bent Guitars Ethan Persoff
books Winners Take All: Modern philanthropy means that giving some away is more important than how you got it Cory Doctorow
politics Kavanaugh's Yale fraternity brothers posing with a flag of womens' underwear (PHOTO) Xeni Jardin
happy mutants Buskers are the only performers making money at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's how. Mat Ricardo
politics Mueller indicts 12 Russian military officers for election hacking, says DCLeaks & Guccifer 2.0 were Russia intel Xeni Jardin