Culture Creative industry workers suffer the most stolen wages, according to UNESCO Thom Dunn

Copyfight Not in our name: Why European creators must oppose the EU's proposal to limit linking and censor the internet Cory Doctorow

music SXSW threatens to narc musicians out to immigration authorities if they play unauthorized gigs -UPDATED Cory Doctorow

History In 1916 a con man ran a car on water and fleeced Henry Ford Ellsworth Toohey

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

books Denis Kitchen: Alternative comics' unsung hero Ruben Bolling

deaths Famed actress Brigitte Bardot dead at 91 Rob Beschizza

Activist online archive scrapes virtually all of Spotify Gail Sherman

gross Kenny Loggins furious Trump used "Danger Zone" to accompany himself crapping on America Jason Weisberger

mistakes The truth about Lt. Columbo Rob Beschizza

serious business OpenAI losing 3x what it makes. Will porn save it? Rob Beschizza

music Taylor Swift can't shake off rumors of AI use Séamus Bellamy

Exhausted by "malicious associations," Morrissey sells stake in The Smiths Ellsworth Toohey

youtube Mr. Beast cancels plagiarism tool after intense backlash Grant St. Clair

Technology Disney and Universal file major copyright lawsuit against Midjourney over AI-generated characters Ellsworth Toohey

politics First American Pope is not Trump, despite his own fantasizing Grant St. Clair

kickstarter "Oddly Compelling" explores the life of comic artist and CBLDF founder Denis Kitchen Thom Dunn

racism Proud Boys have lost control of their name and logos Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Allee Willis — genius behind "Friends" theme song, finally gets her incredible story told Mark Frauenfelder

Comic Books "Alter Ego" is a great new crime novel about IP, AI, and comic book industry con artists Thom Dunn