Science Mental health of black people harmed by police murders of unarmed black people, says medical research Seamus Bellamy

music Enjoy some old-timey, ragtimey music from The Vaudevillian David Pescovitz

social distancing Why is everyone suddenly baking bread? I think I know Gareth Branwyn

#metoo Christophe Ruggia arrested on charge of sexual assaulting teen girl cast in his movie, Paris prosecutors say Xeni Jardin

cancer Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher’s lamp Gina Loukareas

climate change UK officials blame asthmatics for the carbon footprints of 180,000 cars Thom Dunn

leon redbone RIP: Leon Redbone Jason Weisberger

happy mutants SO LATE SO SOON: fun, genre-celebrating SF for young readers (of all ages!) Harry Tynan AKA Moose Malloy

cinema The Beach Bum should start a cult — and not just the midnight movie kind Natalie Dressed

alt-right That time far-right trolls pretended to be black feminists online Rob Beschizza

gift guides Last Minute Valentine's Day Gift Picks For Forgetful Lovers Boing Boing

rpgs Deborah Ann Woll and Joe Manganiello talk about acting, roleplaying, and D&D's unique form of storytelling Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Democrats unveil "Internet Bill of Rights": transparency, privacy, control, notification, Net Neutrality, competition, accountability Cory Doctorow

Japan Laughing Devils: a Japanese saying about the comedy of prediction Thersa Matsuura

facebook The emerging split in modern trustbusting: Alexander Hamilton's Fully Automated Luxury Communism vs Thomas Jefferson's Redecentralization Cory Doctorow

occult Touch Me Not, a surreal 18th century manual on how to raise the Devil, and then send him treasure hunting Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Feral House publisher Adam Parfrey, RIP Mark Frauenfelder

class war Western Illinois coroner will hold your family's ashes hostage for $1,000, won't produce a death certificate without payment Cory Doctorow

Weird The story of Don the talking dog David Pescovitz

los angeles An afternoon with L.A.'s lady-in-pink: Angelyne Rusty Blazenhoff