television Excellent collection of Soviet television computer graphics from the 1980s David Pescovitz
art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn
Audio When people used to press bootleg recordings onto X-Rays to pass around Soviet Russia Thom Dunn
china Massive leak of Chinese government documents reveal the "no mercy" plan for Muslims in Xinjiang Cory Doctorow
happy mutants At the Golden-Calf Slaughterhouse: an interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner Thomas Kaestle
books An excerpt from "Bullshit Jobs," David Graeber's forthcoming book about the rise of useless work Cory Doctorow
uk The UK is finally cracking down on its Russian money-laundry, but hasn't hired people to do the job Cory Doctorow
anthropogenics Intelligent engineering and planning brings (some) life back to the Aral Sea Clive Thompson
russia Scotland is still a financial secrecy exporter, laundering billions for Russia's crime-bosses and oligarchs Cory Doctorow