law Gawker lost. Hulk Hogan wins $115M verdict against Gawker in sex tape trial Xeni Jardin

tabloids Coronavirus can make you fat, the Queen is still dying, and a sex tape nightmare, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Douglas Rushkoff on Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950-2020) Douglas Rushkoff

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow

the uncanny Bizarro Bazar keeps the world weird Ferdinando Buscema

horror David Lynch's Mystery Man's place in the horror pantheon Rob Beschizza

art Carolee Schneemann, pioneering performance artist, RIP David Pescovitz

crime New Ted Bundy documentary based on deeply creepy unheard jailhouse recordings David Pescovitz

fake news Noah’s Ark found, a Palace coup, and a Hollywood poker scam, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

art Liartown, USA leaves Tumblr over NSFW-ban; announces new 544-page Crap Hound book "devoted to images notable for their lack of positivity" Cory Doctorow

sexism How medical bullshit and authority helped Larry Nassar get away with it Rob Beschizza

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

News Michael Cohen secretly taped Donald Trump talking about paying off Playboy model Karen McDougal over sex claims Xeni Jardin

fake news Michael Jackson is alive, Hillary is boozing, and a Buckingham Palace Sex Ring, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

web theory Deepfakes has democratized the creation of extremely realistic video faceswapping, especially in porn Cory Doctorow

fake news JFK’s killer, Michael Jackson’s ghost, and Meghan Markle’s halibut, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

hollywood hypocrisy Why would anyone want to watch a movie with Mel Gibson in it? Mark Frauenfelder

Robert Anton Wilson A review of Cosmic Trigger, a play based on Robert Anton Wilson's autobiography Ferdinando Buscema

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza