crime Stolen-card crime sites use "cop detection" algorithms to flag purchases Cory Doctorow

privacy Primer explains the spying tech your local cops are using Cory Doctorow

spooks FBI agent faces discipline for alleged polygraph countermeasures Cory Doctorow

Gadgets The Ocushield is more than a screen protector it’s a blue light smashing medical device Boing Boing's Shop

music Ennio Morricone, 1928-2020 Rob Beschizza

art Thomas Jefferson portrait recreated with distant descendant Rob Beschizza

politics Mike Pence Arizona trip was delayed because Secret Service agents got coronavirus Xeni Jardin

arsenic Whole Foods' bottled water has "concerning levels of arsenic," says Consumer Reports Carla Sinclair

bees Sleep *inside* a beehive: free plans! David Pescovitz

racism The US military is allegedly investigating the cause of racial disparities in the US military Thom Dunn

music New Adam Schlesinger tribute album features covers by Rachel Bloom, Charly Bliss, Sarah Silverman, Nada Surf, and many many more Thom Dunn

music Freaky 1980s Leonard Cohen TV performance David Pescovitz

movies Watch Leonard Nimoy's 1983 TV documentary about Mr. Spock and Star Trek David Pescovitz

Welome to Gilead Barr gives DEA power to investigate people protesting George Floyd's murder Mark Frauenfelder

us news Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather offers to pay for George Floyd’s funeral & memorial, family accepts offer Xeni Jardin

deepfake Deep Spock Rob Beschizza

Science Astronaut shows what happens when you drop a hammer and feather at the same time on the moon Rusty Blazenhoff

afrofuturism Watch this opera adaptation of an Octavia Butler novel on Friday night Thom Dunn