Journalism Prominent newspapers across the United States come under cyberattack Seamus Bellamy

happy mutants Bloom County on the heyday of newspaper funnies Cory Doctorow

spycraft Here's the everyday-carry for Australian cyberspies in China Mark Frauenfelder

Tom the Dancing Bug Four years of Trumpist surrealism and horror in one Book: Into the Trumpverse, comics by Ruben Bolling Boing Boing

photographs The chemist who made big bucks hoaxing ghost photos David Pescovitz

trump Donald Trump threatens protesters while promoting Oklahoma campaign rally during pandemic Xeni Jardin

kentucky Bourbon time capsule discovered underneath a statue of Jefferson Davis in Kentucky Thom Dunn

extremism John Cleese's 30-year-old rant on extremists seems relevant today Rusty Blazenhoff

useful stuff This is the best way to start a charcoal barbecue Mark Frauenfelder

media New York Times opinion editor out Rob Beschizza

News 'Black lives matter' —Mark Zuckerberg, who says Facebook may change policy on state violence, voter suppression Xeni Jardin

religion Ancient Israelites got high in temple David Pescovitz

#fixthepolice Teen Vogue: How to safely and ethically film police misconduct Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids The Man Who Knew Too Much! Why China murdered its own ambassador, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

amazon Watch all these local TV newsreaders chant the same Amazon puff piece (Update: Amazon statement) Rob Beschizza

magic North Korea state media officially admits that Kim Jong Un did not teleport or time travel David Pescovitz

ducks Award-winning duck eats yeast, explodes, and blinds a man Thom Dunn

Comic Books Talking Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics with Visionary Comic Book Creator Tom Scioli Jeffery Klaehn