coronavirus How the coronavirus response reveals the arbitrary bullshit of so many US policies Thom Dunn

security theater Beard club members taking a selfie were mistaken for terrorists by Swedish police Xeni Jardin

security theater TSA says it will sue woman who tried to bring apple butter on plane Mark Frauenfelder

Entertainment "Zero Dark Thirty" not good enough to justify torture fantasies Xeni Jardin

tabloids Coronavirus cured (again), Britain’s Royals clash (again) and the woman who pees alcohol (unprecedented) in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

security Landmark Theatres bans cosplay during 'Joker' opening weekend, citing security Xeni Jardin

happy mutants David Silverberg's "Terms and Conditionals": the things you just agreed to David Silverberg

Copyfight Wanting It Badly Is Not Enough: Real Problems For Creators Deserve Real Solutions Cory Doctorow

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interviews Interview with Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz Lisa Rein

media Hillary Clinton Sparks World War 3, and other tabloid stunners. Peter Sheridan

News Halt and Catch Fire: The Most Relevant Show on Television is Set in the 80s Maureen Herman

privacy To do in Austin: Privacy Settings: A Promethean Tale on stage (and streaming!) Cory Doctorow

books Read: Strategic Dog Patterning, a story from "Why I Hunt Flying Saucers" Hugh AD Spencer

media Brain-eating cannibal going free, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

Business Web security company breached, client list (including KKK) dumped, hackers mock inept security Cory Doctorow

guns 'Death comes soon' to U.S., wrote Facebook user believed to be Louisiana gunman Xeni Jardin