happy mutants My appearance on the MMT podcast: compelling narratives as a means of advancing complex political and economic ideas Cory Doctorow

Funny Watch: a lesson in classic narrative structure starring a risktaker, inner tube, hill, and car David Pescovitz

misogyny "Tingle Monsters" is an incredibly unsettling ASMR feminist horror film Thom Dunn

politics Twitter kills 32,242 propaganda accounts, Russia, China, Turkey 'state-linked information operations' Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Every country in the United Nations agreed to a global ceasefire during the pandemic — except the United States Thom Dunn

music New book about the books that changed David Bowie's life David Pescovitz

happy mutants Year of the Rabbit: a graphic novel memoir of one family's life under the Khmer Rouge Cory Doctorow

los angeles Hollywood assistants are the latest group to come together, share their salaries, and demand better working conditions Thom Dunn

social media Actor who played husband in Peloton commercial talks about being a target of anger Mark Frauenfelder

News UPDATED: Tony Robbins accused of sexually assaulting high schooler at summer camp Xeni Jardin

books An interview with Andy Greenberg about his book Sandworm, on the Russian state hackers who attack power grids Cory Doctorow

trumpism Despite denials, it's clear that Google's new top national security hire was instrumental to Trump's #KidsInCages policy Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments": a long-awaited Handmaid's Tale sequel fulfills its promise Cory Doctorow

elections Bernie Blindness: a subreddit for noting the way press narratives ignore or smear Bernie Sanders Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Christopher Brown talking legal thrillers, dystopia, and science fiction Cory Doctorow

twitter Twitter bans more psyops accounts: China, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Ecuador Xeni Jardin

science fiction Should they rename the Tiptree Award, too? Cory Doctorow

Science Study finds that texting while walking is fine Rob Beschizza

Japan Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde Roger Park

not food The real meaning of plantation tours: American Downton Abbey vs American Horror Story Cory Doctorow