occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn
tabloids The Queen’s worst nightmare, Prince Andrew jailed, and Royal cosmetic surgery exposed in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
apple Apple bans an app because Hong Kong protesters might use it to avoid the murderous, out of control police Cory Doctorow
tabloids Brad Pitt’s brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week’s dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan
uk After the Oliver Twist poorhouse became luxury housing with a segregated playground, London bans segregated play-areas Cory Doctorow
happy mutants SO LATE SO SOON: fun, genre-celebrating SF for young readers (of all ages!) Harry Tynan AKA Moose Malloy
law Georgia Republican introduces legislation to kill PACER, the outrageous paywall around the US justice system Cory Doctorow
politics 'Family detention' existed under Obama, too. But systematically separating kids is all new. Xeni Jardin
books I Can't Breathe: Matt Taibbi's scorching book on the murder of Eric Garner and the system that let the killers get away with it Cory Doctorow