oops $70 million Picasso painting accidentally damaged, pulled from auction Rusty Blazenhoff

military US Navy bans hemp shampoos, lotions, and soaps David Pescovitz

sesame street A dark fan theory explores the illicit affair between Elmo's mom and his Uncle Jack Thom Dunn

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music Weezer rocks The Simpsons theme song ahead of their appearance on the show David Pescovitz

Sex Amsterdam plans to move red light district into a new, indoor erotic mall David Pescovitz

tabloids Predator priests, Game of Thrones, and why Italians don’t use Viagra, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

podcasts Podcast: Inaction is a form of action Cory Doctorow

free speech Permitting the growth of monopolies is a form of government censorship Cory Doctorow

makers My top ten maker tips for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

futility closet In 1868 a Scottish castaway had to make a new life among the people of the Solomon Islands Futility Closet

mistakes Remains of dog-eaten chew toy resembles scene from The Philadephia Experiment Rob Beschizza

cartoons Watch this far-out Japanese animated "documentary" about UFOs (1975) David Pescovitz

orange julius Once again, London does not really welcome Trump Jason Weisberger

politics In Japan, Trump orders USS John McCain to cover its name and get out of sight Rob Beschizza

b-side Russian sailor, possibly inebriated, smashes cargo ship into South Korean bridge Mark Frauenfelder

mistakes Russian tanker loses fight with Korean bridge Rob Beschizza

News 9.5 tons of cocaine and 11 Russian sailors seized by cops in Cape Verde Xeni Jardin

happy mutants False Flag: my science fiction story about the future of copyright filters in an Article 13 Europe Cory Doctorow

navy Forcing a bread and water diet on Navy personnel is now illegal Seamus Bellamy