picks Dictionary.com to stop saying pow wows are where Native Americans practice “magic” Jason Weisberger
News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin
china China mourns Li Wenliang, the Wuhan whistleblower doctor who warned of coronavirus outbreak Xeni Jardin
class war Top tech grads are increasingly unwilling to work for Big Tech, viewing it as a new, unethical Wall Street Cory Doctorow
happy mutant I chatted with Danny Elfman about his new MasterClass, and his ventriloquist dummy "Buddy" Rusty Blazenhoff
happy mutants The Black Ghost: superhero noir comic starring an antiestablishment vigilante and a hacktivist sidekick Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher
Business Apple's war on repair continues: Amazon now bans refurb Apple products from third parties Cory Doctorow
fake news Royal assassins, JFK assassins, and Ronan Farrow character assassination, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
fake news Royal wedding bombshell, the CIA’s Trump assassination plot, and the stars really are like us, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
books Cult of Personality: Two crime writers discuss the allure of cults in their own dark fiction Alex Segura
enemy of the people Jeff Flake slams Trump: "An American president who can't take criticism…is charting a very dangerous path" Carla Sinclair
corruption For 40 years, American Conservatives have filed down the definition of "corruption," turning the Framers' spear into a blunt stub Cory Doctorow
politics Former White House spokesman Anthony Scaramucci threatens to sue kid who criticized him Rob Beschizza
