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Killers hunt Prince Andrew, Brad Pitt’s secret daughter, and George Clooney’s plastic surgery shocker, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

coronavirus How the coronavirus response reveals the arbitrary bullshit of so many US policies Thom Dunn

poverty Minnesota high school threw away hot lunches for students with over $15 of lunch debt Mark Frauenfelder

Copyfight Artists against Article 13: when Big Tech and Big Content make a meal of creators, it doesn't matter who gets the bigger piece Cory Doctorow

eu Spiegel claims ties between Germany's neofascist movement and secretive billionaire Cory Doctorow

san francisco San Francisco spends $3.1m/year on homeless toilets and $65m/year cleaning up poop Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Access Restricted: revolutionary teens escape the domes of All Rights Restricted and try for universal liberation Cory Doctorow

Food Study: Eating beef jerky could lead to mental illness Seamus Bellamy

youtube Italian Chefs watch in horror as YouTube ruins Spaghetti Carbonara Seamus Bellamy

happy mutants Wonderful marble run made out of fidget spinners, and a parable about accessibility and abled people Cory Doctorow

roleplaying games What's new in the world of tabletop gaming? Gareth Branwyn

law States suspend your driver's license over inability to pay court fines, costing you your job and any ability to repay Cory Doctorow

Funny Book release party in LA for Liartown book Mark Frauenfelder

NASA How to decode the images on the Voyager Golden Record Ron Barry

underwater Is Amazon's water-resisting plastic bag for your phone better than a plain ol' Ziploc? Jason Weisberger

mental illness It’s Mental Health Awareness Month: Trumpcare’s dangerous impact on mental health care Maureen Herman

Science Why people don't return shopping carts David Pescovitz

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous