Copyfight "We Shall Overcome" has overcome copyfraud and is now unambiguously public domain Cory Doctorow

News 'Black lives matter' —Mark Zuckerberg, who says Facebook may change policy on state violence, voter suppression Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Puppy training doesn’t have to descend your house into chaos thanks to these online classes Boing Boing's Shop

coronavirus Irish repay a 170-year-old favor to Native Americans affected by COVID-19 Thom Dunn

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

interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

video games Talking Adventure Games with Mark Yohalem Jeffery Klaehn

disasters NYT: In times of global shock people help each other, while the elite panic Mark Frauenfelder

copyright A federal judge declared that a famous song about public property is still private property Thom Dunn

gaming February is "Snag-a-Normie" month in tabletop gaming Gareth Branwyn

health Coronavirus: 'When Fury Overcomes Fear,' a 'Viral Alarm' by Xu Zhangrun Xeni Jardin

nfl The Root on that PETA ad, the NFL, and frustration with it all Jason Weisberger

politics Passport and Nobels Jasmina Tesanovic

science fiction A beautiful timeline of a future in which the climate crisis is met and overcome Cory Doctorow

Technology This 2TB USB 3.0 portable Seagate drive is perfect for backups Jason Weisberger

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

AI Second wave Algorithmic Accountability: from "What should algorithms do?" to "Should we use an algorithm?" Cory Doctorow

futurism A timeline of (possible, fascinating) future events from a (wide) variety of perspectives Cory Doctorow

Science Nobel Prize in Chemistry split 3 ways for lithium-ion battery research Xeni Jardin

health The target date for eradicating Guinea worm has been delayed 10 years, and that may be overly optimistic John Struan