facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder
militarized policing Handy advice for dodging and disarming the sonic weapons used by militarized police Thom Dunn
star wars Listen to the original NPR radio drama adaptations of the first STAR WARS trilogy Thom Dunn
tabloids Prince Harry begs forgiveness, the Queen shops Prince Andrew to the Feds, and Kirstie Alley’s secret life, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
typography Tools to replace swear words with grawlixes: symbols suggesting anger and obscenity Rob Beschizza
movies DoJ to scrap the Paramount antitrust rule that prohibits movie studios from buying or strong-arming movie theaters Cory Doctorow
animation This dark and amazing animation about the end of humankind aired on Ed Sullivan in 1956 David Pescovitz
google Google changes news story ranking, Google News to favor 'journalism awards' and original reporting Xeni Jardin
useful stuff Get this 4-pack of MFi Certified Lightning cables at a super low price. Mark Frauenfelder