security Leaked NSA docs: Russian military hacked US voting software company, spearphished 122 election officials Cory Doctorow

nsa The Shadow Brokers dump more intel from the NSA's elite Equation Group Cory Doctorow

music How to make a boombox that's less than half-an-inch thick Mark Frauenfelder

photography Zombie fungus and other magnificent images of evolution and ecology from science journal's photo contest David Pescovitz

climate 108-degree heat expected to scorch England, smashing records Rob Beschizza

sad face Elon Gaming website apologizes to Elon Musk for punching down on him Mark Frauenfelder

kickstarter Oscar Isaac is kickstarting a new graphic novel Thom Dunn

politics "Some call him pig!" Rob Beschizza

copyright Rise of the copyleft predator Rob Beschizza

Beautiful random maps in a hand-drawn style Rob Beschizza

navelgazing The Verge assails unethical tech-industry PR Rob Beschizza

photoshop 'Prepare as NFT' option coming to Photoshop Rusty Blazenhoff

obituaries Paddy Moloney, founding member of The Chieftains, has passed away. Séamus Bellamy

consumerism The "specialness spiral" explains why you buy something and never use it Rob Beschizza

police Cops say they're quitting, but the stats show they're sitting pretty Rob Beschizza

mistakes Snopes co-founder revealed as serial plagiarist, planned to fill site with "traffic-generating junk" Rob Beschizza

plagiarism Principal busted for plagiarizing another principal's reflections on the pandemic year. Twice. David Pescovitz

tabloids Insiders, sources and pals–the dubious origins of this week's tawdry tabloids Peter Sheridan

psychology The strange psychological phenomenon that explains why people hate cyclists Thom Dunn

infrastructure The pandemic is changing how cities think about bicycles, and it's about damn time Thom Dunn