Business Riot Games employees walk out to protest forced arbitration for sexual harassment lawsuits Xeni Jardin

tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon’s murder, and William Shatner’s talking horses in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Business Survey finds high levels of harassment in multiplayer games, as well as white supremacist recruiting attempts Cory Doctorow

History My RSS feeds from a decade ago, a snapshot of gadget blogging when that was a thing Rob Beschizza

Business Jigsaw: "wildly ambitious" Google spin-out aimed at tackling "surveillance, extremist indoctrination, censorship" Cory Doctorow

cog in the machine Coder fired after 6 years for automating his job Mark Frauenfelder

Games Networked gaming is the new social media, and it's a boys' club Mimi Ito

Games Gorgeous robotic cosplay wings Cory Doctorow

offworld Celebrate the classic Breakout, and then rethink the term 'empathy games' Leigh Alexander

china China loves the lingo of games Christina Xu

Excerpts Dr. Mütter's Marvels: intrigue and innovation at the dawn of modern medicine Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz

surrealism Nerval's Lobster: Is walking a crustacean any more ridiculous than a dog? Mark Dery