scholarship When should the press pay attention to trolls, lies and disinformation? Cory Doctorow

surveillance What you need to know about police drone surveillance at protests against police brutality Thom Dunn

accessibility Download these free D&D character sheets designed to help players with dyslexia Thom Dunn

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

politics VOA to be run by Steve Bannon, Sebastian Gorka, and Trump CEO pick Michael Pack, so two top VOA directors just quit Xeni Jardin

occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

police brutality The cop who killed George Floyd has a long record of police brutality Thom Dunn

Technology North Dakota's COVID-19 contact tracing app leaks location data to Foursquare and a Google Ads ID: Report Xeni Jardin

Weird Southern restaurant fills empty seats with blow-up dolls David Pescovitz

trading cards New "Garbage Pail Kids Kitchen" cards use real photos of food Rusty Blazenhoff

video games This VR Mosh Pit Simulator game is fascinating and horrifying Thom Dunn

Disney Disney's tone-deaf Bedtime Hotline was clearly recorded pre-quarantine Rusty Blazenhoff

Space What are these mysterious objects filmed flying close to the moon? Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 Man dead, wife in hospital after ingesting what they thought was a drug touted by Trump Gareth Branwyn

dna Scientists have successfully performed CRISPR gene editing in a live human body for the first time ever Thom Dunn

blackwater Blackwater founder Erik Prince used ex-spies to infiltrate liberal groups for Project Veritas Thom Dunn

music Interview with musician and artist Genesis P-Orridge Sarina Sinclair and Case Esparros with Kane Lafia

coronavirus Trump administration considers a centrally planned economy to deal with coronavirus Thom Dunn

copyright A pair of musicians recorded every possible MIDI melody just to get around copyright law Thom Dunn

Gadgets Open-source rotary cellphone Rob Beschizza