birthdays How Joe Strummer got through this interview is anyone's guess Seamus Bellamy

white supremacists Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit Thom Dunn

politics Google says China- and Iran-backed hackers hit Biden and Trump campaigns Xeni Jardin

trump Joe Scarborough in WaPo Op-Ed: The slimy tsunami of bilge spewing from President Trump is hurting innocent people Mark Frauenfelder

television Watch the Tiger King Rob Beschizza

music Watch the lovely trailer for Soul, the new film from Pixar David Pescovitz

corruption Private equity firms should be abolished Cory Doctorow

The Ramones A new court battle over the Ramones' legacy goes back to a song about the KKK Thom Dunn

Gadgets 14 gift deals to jump on before Green Monday arrives Boing Boing's Shop

happy mutants Wyden's "Mind Your Own Business Act" would force online services to respect Do Not Track Cory Doctorow

high fashion NASA unveiled a new spacesuit that's flexible enough for dancing John Struan

Japan Impressive Japanese manga cosplay by pro cosplayer Leon Chiro Xeni Jardin

Technology I talk about punch cards, AI and "CODERS" with Joel Spolsky Clive Thompson

dogs Very long dog is adorable Xeni Jardin

jeffrey epstein Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein documents show how he & Ghislaine Maxwell lured girls into sex abuse Xeni Jardin

tabloids The Obamas split, the Queen’s bag of blood, and, oh yes, WWIII is coming, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

elections Joe Biden repeatedly claimed to have marched for civil rights. He didn't. Cory Doctorow

law FTC fines app TikTok/Musical.ly $5.7 million for child data privacy violations Xeni Jardin

spooks Ex-NSA whistleblower says she and other US ex-spooks targeted Americans on behalf of UAE Cory Doctorow

fake news Princess Di’s killer, Burt Reynolds is a killer, and a killer milkshake, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan