late stage capitalism Chicago is facing its first citywide hotel strike since 1903 Cory Doctorow

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

coronavirus U.S. sets record high COVID cases for 3 days in a row, nearly 69,000 new cases today Xeni Jardin

free speech Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Luminar 4 uses AI to help you turn all your photos into masterpieces Boing Boing's Shop

publishing "Fantasy Magazine" returns after nearly a decade away Thom Dunn

coronavirus 'Bar Lives Matter' concert promoted by Texas bar owner to protest coronavirus restrictions Xeni Jardin

Technology YouTube bans 6 channels for hate speech, white supremacists Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, and Richard Spencer among them Xeni Jardin

Internet Parler, the "free speech" alternative to Twitter, breaks out the ban-hammer Rob Beschizza

trump Reddit shuts down The_Donald for hate speech, harassment, and targeting Mark Frauenfelder

scambusting Man learns tech support scammer's real name Mark Frauenfelder

#COVIDIOTS Los Angeles taco stand closes because maskless covidiots attacked workers Mark Frauenfelder

sponsored It's Time for Silicon Valley To Finish Its Job of Disrupting the Racist Drug War Boing Boing

greenland Watch: Nothing like a good ol' disaster movie to distract us from our chaos Carla Sinclair

Gadgets Microsoft to permanently close its retail stores Rob Beschizza

Disney Disney is reimagining Splash Mountain's racist 'Song of the South' theme. Princess and the Frog will take its place Carla Sinclair

Gadgets If you’ve had dreams of crafting your own video game, this training can make that dream a reality Boing Boing's Shop

History Watch the rise and fall of Blockbuster Video in under four minutes Seamus Bellamy

Gadgets Here are 10 of the best free offers or giveaways we found this week Boing Boing's Shop

Technology Theft of CIA's 'Vault 7' hacking tools in 2016 resulted from "woefully lax" security, new report says Xeni Jardin