late stage capitalism World's largest cruise ship, "Icon of the Seas," which includes the largest swimming pool at sea and an "Ultimate Family Townhouse" costing $100,000 per week, sets sail on its first voyage Jennifer Sandlin
religion US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the separation of church and state is a "misnomer" David Pescovitz
muzzle-free gag orders Trump posts a call for "citizens arrest" of Judge Engoron and Letitia James Carla Sinclair
art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn
faux news CEO gets the last laugh after Fox News called him a "lunatic" for paying all employees $70K Carla Sinclair
books In an age of disappearing prison libraries, jail profiteers provide "free" crapgadget tablets that charge prisoners by the minute to read Project Gutenberg ebooks Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Congrats to the winners of the 2019 Hugo! Kowal, Wells, Cho, Harrow, Chambers, AO3, Liu, Dozois, Wolfe, and more! Cory Doctorow