china Offshore illegal GOP campaign megadonors receive record FEC fines after The Intercept reveals their crimes Cory Doctorow
racism The US military is allegedly investigating the cause of racial disparities in the US military Thom Dunn
politics Healthcare providers facing criminal inquiries got coronavirus stimulus checks from Trump Xeni Jardin
Drugs Without the Hot Air: the best book I've ever read on drugs and drug policy, in an expanded new edition Cory Doctorow
music Interview with musician and artist Genesis P-Orridge Sarina Sinclair and Case Esparros with Kane Lafia
Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder
Gadgets From smart bags to spinners, here are 10 great luggage ideas for your next trip all on sale Boing Boing's Shop
retro gaming Review of an ultra-tiny but usable Bluetooth gamepad controller — the 8Bitdo Zero 2 Mark Frauenfelder
tabloids Adjectival overload, and the tabloids finally get one right, in this week’s round-up of the rags Peter Sheridan
happy mutants After more than a decade, Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg's YA classics The PLAIN Janes are back! Cory Doctorow
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
graphic design A deep dive into the visual branding of Cyberdyne Systems from the "Terminator" films Thom Dunn
books 92-year-old's memoir tells the forgotten story of a German official who sabotaged Nazi deportations and saved more Jews than Schindler Cory Doctorow
native americans A Canadian podcast reveals everything wrong with the Trump administration's migrant baby adoption policy Thom Dunn
happy mutants Tiki bar pulls thousands of dollars from ceiling and walls, donates it Rusty Blazenhoff
tabloids Johnny Depp dying, Caitlyn Jenner’s baby, and the sexiest man alive, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan