Business Wells Fargo: We can't be sued for lying to shareholders because it was obvious we were lying Cory Doctorow

lies Yet again, Kellyanne Conway violates Federal ethics rules Jason Weisberger

corruption Disgraced ex-sheriff of LA admits he lied to FBI, will face no more than 6 months in prison Cory Doctorow

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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

Gadgets Check out this ultrasonic cleaner that’s like carrying a washing machine in your pocket Boing Boing's Shop

coronavirus Harbor, a castellated abbey for the rich to flee the pandemic Rob Beschizza

non-fiction Good nonfiction: "Cowhand – The Story of a Working Cowboy" (1953) Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus How a woman from Wuhan took care of her infected mother without becoming infected herself Gareth Branwyn

News How icy is Chicago? Salt truck slips into Lake Michigan Xeni Jardin

Business Four union organizers fired from Google Cory Doctorow

News Paris: Police fire tear gas, water cannons on 'yellow vest' protest anniversary Xeni Jardin

photography Summer is over. Juggalos are forever. Nate 'Igor' Smith

science fiction Come see me at UCLA tonight and then with John Scalzi on Sunday at the LA Times Festival of Books! Cory Doctorow

animals An elephant killed a rhino poacher and then lions ate him David Pescovitz

music THE BUREAU: Part Ten, "Your Death" — with a Turing Machine, Bouncing Ball Envelope, and Other Randomized Voltage Ethan Persoff

guns Walmart shopper shoots self in groin Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Scenes from the Bangalore Literature Festival Jasmina Tesanovic