late stage capitalism Schadenfreude watch: Porno copyright trolls' investors sue, say the grifters they backed stole their money (the grifters say their lawyer stole the money from them first!) Cory Doctorow

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

Spoken Word with Electronics Hear E.E. Cummings Read "anyone lived in a pretty how town" and Paul Krassner Recalls: "The Day I Met Lenny Bruce!" Ethan Persoff

impeachment White House cowers, blocks ambassador's testimony; Schiff pissed off Jason Weisberger

Business Trump: Apple won't get a tariff break for Mac Pro parts made in China Xeni Jardin

Science Global sea levels could rise 6 feet by year 2100, twice as high as previous estimates Xeni Jardin

Business Apple's growth strategy is a textbook case of antitrust abuse Cory Doctorow

Comic Books The Book of Weirdo – a history of the greatest magazine ever published Mark Frauenfelder

Copyfight Happy Public Domain day: for real, for the first time in 20 years! Cory Doctorow

politics Cesar Sayoc Jr., Florida man, arrested in pipe bomb case; van with 'right wing paraphernalia' seized Xeni Jardin

fake news Alien attack imminent, Buckingham Palace is a drug den, and the Queen is a criminal mastermind, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids. Peter Sheridan

History Ancient bad ass had knife for a hand Seamus Bellamy

mistakes Sean Hannity briefly vanishes from Twitter after on-air humiliation Rob Beschizza

fake news Bible predictions: talking pets, the Mark of the Beast, and an exploding pop star, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2016 Gift Guide

gift guide Boing Boing's 2016 Gift Guide: Books Boing Boing

impressions Celebrity "nano-impressions" with master impressionist Jim Meskimen Xeni Jardin

media Easter Island statues were made by aliens, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

gender Archbishop of St Louis says Girl Scout Cookies encourage sin Cory Doctorow