leaks Navy Yard worker outed by Unicorn Riot is indicted for lying to the FBI about his white nationalist group memberships Cory Doctorow

happy mutants How an usher at (and would-be star of) Hamilton organizes the women's bathrooms during intermission Cory Doctorow

education NJ school district bans indebted students from prom and field trips, refuses offer to pay off lunch debt Cory Doctorow

Business Apple's capitulation over Hong Kong protest app isn't new; and the NBA is racing it to the bottom Cory Doctorow

Kids Philadelphians debate whether parks and rec centers should use anti-personnel weapons that indiscriminately target children Cory Doctorow

videos Boing Boing presents: Skeleton Boy, a moving short documentary about the life, death and afterlife of Harry Eastlack, star of the Mutter Museum Cory Doctorow

class war Uber drivers across America are going on strike — UPDATED Cory Doctorow

AI Philadelphia city council candidate says his secret AI has discovered disqualifying fraud in the nominations of 30 out of 33 candidates Cory Doctorow

fraud Grifter steals dead peoples' houses in gentrifying Philadelphia by forging deed transfers, then flipping them Cory Doctorow

insects Philadelphia science museum employees accused of stealing $50,000 worth of bugs Cory Doctorow

pizza Just in time for summer: Pizza-flavored ice cream Rusty Blazenhoff

law PA supreme court: was illegal to steal elderly woman's home because her son sold $140 of weed Cory Doctorow

education 94% decline in librarians for Philadelphia's public schools Cory Doctorow

art Neon street mural transforms seedy South Philly side street Andrea James

politics Bernie Sanders overcome with emotion as his brother Larry casts delegate vote at DNC Xeni Jardin

politics Bernie Sanders' Democratic National Convention speech Xeni Jardin

books Crowdfunding Wooden Shoe, an anti-profit bookstore and infoshop in Philadelphia Cory Doctorow

music This is the world's largest musical instrument David Pescovitz