movies How much money top movies made charted by days since release Rob Beschizza

tabloids End of the British monarchy, FBI’s Epstein cover-up, and Mary Poppins’ orgy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

class war Puerto Rico is a tax-haven for rich mainlanders and is also too broke to survive hurricanes: are these facts possibly related, somehow? Cory Doctorow

gop Four things to know about the Republican plan to give trillions of dollars to the richest Americans Cory Doctorow

fake news Las Vegas gunman’s hooker, Hillary Clinton’s lies, and Jerry Lewis’s forged will in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

books Less than Human, More than Human Jasmina Tesanovic

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2016 Gift Guide

media Safer sex with aliens, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

News Halt and Catch Fire: The Most Relevant Show on Television is Set in the 80s Maureen Herman

Technology If adblocking is dead, the future is brandblocking–and less appetizing things, too Rob Beschizza

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books At least Turkey's tragic politics gives material to comics artists Ozge Samanci

copyright The twisted history of the Happy Birthday song—and the copyright shenanigans that keep it profitable Glenn Fleishman

lemony snicket A Series of Unfortunate Questions for Daniel Handler Mark Dery

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

There's No Getting Off (The Grid) Reanna Alder

Science Strange thrust: the unproven science that could propel our children into space Charles Platt

The charley horse from Hell — why you should work at a standing desk Gammy Hamhock

Solitary Vices: Mikita Brottman on the Books in Her Life Mark Dery