computer science Wrong things that programmers believe, a curated list Cory Doctorow

politics Prepare for the worst: journalists who survived dictators sound alarm over Trump's press threats Ellsworth Toohey

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

tabloids King Charles to abdicate, and Jim Jordan's sex scandal, in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

twitter "Why I'm leaving X and social media behind" — Douglas Rushkoff Mark Frauenfelder

trump Poll shows Trump's base divorced from reality Jason Weisberger

cars New bulletproof SUV for suburban moms comes with pepper spray cannons and more Thom Dunn

Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene hammers her already broken party, wants "Civil War in the GOP" (video) Carla Sinclair

climate change Water futures are "going to be ugly" Elías Villoro

twitter Selling Blue Checks hits the reset button on Twitter's anointed elite Rob Beschizza

Comic Books Love and Rockets gets a documentary after 40 years of being the best comic book ever made Mark Frauenfelder

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

Spoken Word with Electronics The Role of Analog Shift Registers in Electronic Music Ethan Persoff

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler

tabloids Biden "lies" and Bob Saget "embalmed" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

books Someone wrote an existential horror comedy set entirely in Slack and it's great Thom Dunn

media Amanda Knox, acquitted in murder of Meredith Kircher, assails movie that fictionalizes a hand in her killing Rob Beschizza

GQP Michigan "Big Lie" lawmaker proposes eerie bill that would punish fact checkers: "You better be right" Carla Sinclair

Games Veteran game writer on what happens when studios shut down and the need for more adversarial industry coverage Rob Beschizza