happy mutants Hero bicyclist narrows streets near FCC and offers drivers $5 "Priority Access" so drivers can "choose the plan that best suits their needs" Cory Doctorow

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

happy mutants The magic theatre of High Weirdness Ferdinando Buscema

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music THE BUREAU: Part Six, The History of Telepathic Infant-Based Mind Control of U.S. Presidents Ethan Persoff

corruption America's big box stores sucked up corporate welfare and killed Main Street — now they're ducking property tax Cory Doctorow

psychedelic A handful of psychedelic "Atlantis" mushrooms in Amsterdam Jason Weisberger

web theory Chinese slackers embrace "fat otaku happiness" Cory Doctorow

Good times Jonathan Coulton's JoCo Cruise was mind-blowingly great Mark Frauenfelder

amazon Guy shipped gifts to homeless people Rusty Blazenhoff

videos Dear Democrats: Americans elect con-artists, not war-heroes Cory Doctorow

television Would you kill to stop an asteroid panic? I asked the creators of Salvation Mark Frauenfelder

picks Adventures in Pain Mangement: a TENS unit really helps Jason Weisberger

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

valentine's day Gifts for Lovers in the Death Throes of The American Republic Rob Beschizza

media Weekly tabloid roundup Peter Sheridan

science fiction Fiction: The Boy Who Made Flowers S.B. Divya

politics Reminder: the GOP has been attacking veterans and their families for years Cory Doctorow

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economics Roddenberry's Star Trek was "above all, a critique of Robert Heinlein" Manu Saadia