movies Mr Bean recut to be a creepy thriller Rob Beschizza

mashups 50 Shades of Mr. Bean Rob Beschizza

politics Bolton book says House impeachment inquiry should have probed Trump beyond Ukraine Xeni Jardin

climate Five steps for thinking about climate change without being overwhelmed by hopelessness Cory Doctorow

deepfakes Rowan Atkinson deepfaked into the J'adore ad Rob Beschizza

canada Sidewalk Labs' quiet plan for Canada's banks to manage a national digital ID for health care and housing Lilian Radovac

tabloids Brad Pitt’s brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week’s dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan

travel Man, 71, successfully floated across the Atlantic in a motorless metal capsule David Pescovitz

gift guides Last Minute Valentine's Day Gift Picks For Forgetful Lovers Boing Boing

trump Trump wants to hand a $100,000,000,000 tax cut to the super-rich, without Congressional approval Cory Doctorow

music Pianist Henry Butler dead at 69 Seamus Bellamy

italy Italy gives boot to 629 desperate migrants Seamus Bellamy

politics The boy's club that is the U.N. General Assembly has chosen a woman to lead them Seamus Bellamy

religion Dutch panic over infiltration of an apostate Scientology-alike into education and government Cory Doctorow

trump Flynn charged with lying to FBI, pleads guilty, reportedly admits Trump ordered him to contact Russians Rob Beschizza

Dungeons & Dragons Gift Guide for Tabletop Gamers 2017 Gareth Branwyn

trumpism Puerto Rico, abandoned by Trump and facing disaster capitalism looting by big business, turns to socialist and anarchist collectives to rebuild Cory Doctorow

security This is what was on Osama bin Laden's computers David Pescovitz

cool stuff 6 brief personal recommendations of cool stuff Mark Frauenfelder

Disney Disney will pivot Epcot away from its "sponsored content" model Cory Doctorow