happy mutants Little Brother is 10 years old today: I reveal the secret of writing future-proof science fiction Cory Doctorow

Spider-Man Bolivian brothers let a black widow bite them all in hopes of getting superpowers Thom Dunn

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

novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

art How a Black woman turned quilting into a surprisingly radical art form Thom Dunn

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Meeting Little Richard at his old Hyatt haunt David Katznelson

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

books Ray Bradbury's captivating explanation of his Mr. Electrico character's uncanny origins David Pescovitz

Business More reporting links Clearview AI to Trump-aligned racists, neo-Nazis, and alt-right trolls Xeni Jardin

cory doctorow Cory Doctorow reads the author's note from his third Little Brother book, Attack Surface Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Upgrade your PC with this sale on refurbished computers from Microsoft, HP, Dell, and more Boing Boing's Shop

pandemic Pandemic sourdough baking: my second loaf and some more pretzels Jason Weisberger

coronavirus Amazon and eBay punished coronavirus price-gougers by making it harder for the rest of us to get hand sanitizer Thom Dunn

makers Teenagers recreate Toy Story 3 using stop-motion animation Mark Frauenfelder

This is (allegedly) the original Star Wars Episode IX plot by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly David Pescovitz

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

mistakes Disgraced Instagram star account rebrands as another person Rob Beschizza