music This Phoebe Bridgers profile is a fascinating look at journalism in the time of coronavius Thom Dunn

rock journalism Why Nardwuar is the best musician interviewer ever Mark Frauenfelder

Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn

trump Why tabloid reporters are like Donald Trump Peter Sheridan

tabloids Predator priests, Game of Thrones, and why Italians don’t use Viagra, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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

foia Why is the FBI protecting Superman's civilian identity? Thom Dunn

propaganda Scandals hit US Agency for Global Media which runs VOA, Radio Martí, TV Martí Xeni Jardin

Business The Death of Tumblr Nate 'Igor' Smith

web theory Sex workers pioneered the internet, and now the internet has rejected them Cory Doctorow

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

fake news Why the Queen is up in Meghan’s uterus, and how to tell you’ll be dead in 23 hours, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants At the Golden-Calf Slaughterhouse: an interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner Thomas Kaestle

police Taser says its weapons don't kill people, so Reuters built a massive database of 1000+ Taser deaths Cory Doctorow

fake news Inside Kim Jong-Un’s bunker, the plot to kidnap Prince George, and other fabrications in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Space ship found in ice, Hillary’s boozing, and why Ivanka disagrees with Donald, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

books Kickstarting six books on self-empowerment: fermentation, feminism, punk, bicycling, sewing, and comics journalism Cory Doctorow

media This week in the bloids Peter Sheridan

videos Amid a media blackout of the Standing Rock protests, law enforcement targets the rare journalists on the scene Cory Doctorow