protest song Public Enemy releases new anti-Trump protest video Gareth Branwyn

music What's cooler than being cool? Hundreds of musicians protesting ICE and Amazon Thom Dunn

music "A Scary Time (For Men and Boys)," a mockingly pitch-perfect ukelele protest song by Lynzy Lab David Pescovitz

racism Karen's Got a Gun, the song Rob Beschizza

Disney Disney is reimagining Splash Mountain's racist 'Song of the South' theme. Princess and the Frog will take its place Carla Sinclair

Killers hunt Prince Andrew, Brad Pitt’s secret daughter, and George Clooney’s plastic surgery shocker, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

sesame street A dark fan theory explores the illicit affair between Elmo's mom and his Uncle Jack Thom Dunn

trump Randy Rainbow's "Bunker Boy" pokes fun at Trump hiding out Rusty Blazenhoff

b-side Is 2020 over yet? Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 Here are some songs about unions and workers' rights, to raise money for COVID-19 relief funds Thom Dunn

obituaries Little-known, criminally underappreciated 70s singer-songwriter, Judee Sill, finally gets an obit in the New York Times Gareth Branwyn

memes An oral history of Rickrolling David Pescovitz

education Students at elite Shanghai university protest the removal of "freedom of thought" from the school charter Cory Doctorow

facebook 2019 was the year of voice assistant privacy dumpster fires Cory Doctorow

music Youtube told them to use this "royalty-free" music; now rightsholders are forcing ads on their videos and claiming most of the revenue Cory Doctorow

mistakes McDonald's apologizes for advertising "Sundae Bloody Sundae" Rob Beschizza

youtubers YouTuber, iced out of monetization, looks to China Rob Beschizza

justice Mexican government seeks justice in wake of El Paso terrorist attack Seamus Bellamy

china Hong Kong's General Strike on Monday will include workers from Hong Kong Disneyland Cory Doctorow

moment of zen Solidarity at the NJ ICE protest Jason Weisberger