unions A supposedly progressive vegan food company called No Evil Foods was involved in some evil union busting Thom Dunn

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

social distancing Why is everyone suddenly baking bread? I think I know Gareth Branwyn

cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher’s lamp Gina Loukareas

Business "I just love to solve problems": how people who work at predatory lenders avoid thinking about the pain they inflict Cory Doctorow

makers Interview with Dan Shapiro, creator of the Glowforge laser cutter Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants SO LATE SO SOON: fun, genre-celebrating SF for young readers (of all ages!) Harry Tynan AKA Moose Malloy

politics Judge Amy Berman Jackson imposes gag order on Roger Stone, can no longer speak publicly about the investigation or case Xeni Jardin

"Weird Al" Yankovic Weird Al's request: 'Please don't pickaxe my star…' Rusty Blazenhoff

novels Late bloomers: 10 classic books with terrible initial reviews Alyssa Favreau

television Grant Morrison on Happy! "the world is a nihilistic hellhole plunging toward screaming entropy, but … we have hope" Thomas Negovan

happy mutants Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky's annual State of the World wrangle on The WELL Cory Doctorow

politics Global trumpism: how India's brutal leader manufactures reality with trumped-up "polls" Cory Doctorow

picks Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are literally demons, says Trump ally Alex Jones of Infowars Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Parasitic Souls: what if there was a tech bubble, but for magic? Kater Cheek

picks #FalconHeights: Philando Castile shot dead by police on camera “for no reason at all” Xeni Jardin

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

game of thrones Death—and dragons—stalk the powerful in Game of Thrones Chris Weitz

Delightful Creatures How the bed bug infiltrated our bedrooms and took over the world Brooke Borel

Searching for Krampus Al Ridenour