offworld The 10 coolest things from E3 that weren't video game sequels Laura Hudson

offworld A brief history of yarn in video games Laura Hudson

media Right-wing media ran dozens of "Middle East hot takes" by fake authors Rob Beschizza

smithsonian The origin story of that all-American toy, Slip 'N Slide Andrea James

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

navelgazing Parodies of the New York Times' wretched "crush the protests" column Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 Renowned mathematician and "Game of Life" inventor, John Conway, died this week of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

horror movies Here's the trailer for Jordan Peele's remake of the 1992 horror flick, Candyman Mark Frauenfelder

media Gawker never relaunched, and perhaps never will Rob Beschizza

facebook A San Diego Republican operator ran a massive, multimillion-dollar Facebook scam that targeted boomers Cory Doctorow

World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

Japan A fun thing to do in LA on 9/22/19: screening of The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) Mark Frauenfelder

law Bizarre story of a millionaire hacker's secret tunnel system and a tragic death Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Zero Sum Game: action-packed sf thriller about a ninja hero whose superpower is her incredible math ability Cory Doctorow

Space Jupiter's great red spot "unraveling" Rob Beschizza

web theory Massive, careful study finds that social media use is generally neutral for kids' happiness, and sometimes positive Cory Doctorow

crime Internet fraudster stole 750,000 IP addresses, say prosecutors Rob Beschizza

trump Bret Easton Ellis interviewed by Isaac Chotiner Rob Beschizza

Business How the super-rich defeated the IRS's crack Global High Wealth unit Cory Doctorow

corruption Matt Taibbi finally makes sense of the Pentagon's trillions in off-books "budgetary irregularities" Cory Doctorow