happy mutants Cautionary Tales: a new podcast that tells the intriguing stories of historical "mishaps, fiascos and disasters" Cory Doctorow

science fiction Superb science fiction story in the form of a list of failed attempts to stave off climate extinction Cory Doctorow

books Umberto Eco on unread books Rob Beschizza

writing Anti-heckler judo for the amateur magician Cory Doctorow

magic Why magicians should never snap their fingers as part of a trick Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Towards an empirical theory of performing Tenyo tricks and other magic gadgets Cory Doctorow

Gadgets How to perform a magic gimmick in a way that astounds Cory Doctorow

magic How to do impromptu magic tricks without being a dork Cory Doctorow

happy mutants A magic trick to try at the beach Cory Doctorow

writing The story of magic: how narrative destroys conjurers' effects, or elevates them to transcendence Cory Doctorow

offworld Why are the stories in video games so bad? Leigh Alexander

animals An author wrote a beautiful tribute to his late dog disguised as writing advice Thom Dunn

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

black lives matter Angry couple tries to paint over city-approved BLM mural, community fights back Carla Sinclair

racism The US Department of Justice was originally created to tackle white supremacy Thom Dunn

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