books Ed Snowden says he'll stand trial and even go to prison in the USA if he can have a public trial and mount a public interest defense Cory Doctorow
writing tools The Writers' Co-op is a great new podcast about how to make your freelance writing career work Thom Dunn
dark patterns DoNotPay's latest service will auto-cancel your free trials before the billing period starts Cory Doctorow
Alien invasion base on the moon, Michael Jackson’s body missing, and Prince Harry’s clash with Trump, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
corruption A trove of leaks show that Brazil's "anti-corruption" task force was secretly trying to oust Lula and install a far-right strongman Cory Doctorow
politics London police arrest man who covered face during public facial recognition trials Rob Beschizza
fake news Dead aliens, a Royal curse, and Trump’s war on Scientology, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan
fake news Stevie Wonder’s vision restored, O.J. Simpson’s hookers, and Hugh Hefner didn’t have to die, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan
art The White House banned cameras from press briefings, so CNN sent in a courtroom sketch artist Rob Beschizza
Business "Global Britain": the plan to turn post-Brexit Britain into the world's money-laundering arms-dealer Cory Doctorow
secret societies Author Brian Francis Slattery's favorite fictional secret societies Brian Francis Slattery
music Friday in Berkeley, CA: Pop-Up Magazine and NoisePop's live stories and sound extravaganza David Pescovitz
corruption There's a secret "black site" in New York where terrorism suspects are tortured for years at a time Cory Doctorow
Kids UK "anti-radicalisation" law can take kids from thoughtcriming parents in secret trials Cory Doctorow
