happy mutants Los Angeles! Come see me at Exposition Park library tonight talking about Big Tech, monopolies, mind control and the right of technological self-determination Cory Doctorow

Entertainment "Adults cannot be trusted": The brutal 1999 Japanese movie that influenced "Squid Game" Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Student says University of Washington has threatened to expel him for a course-trading app he built for class project [UPDATED] Mark Frauenfelder

books Punk programmers and queer hackers expose Reagan-era tech corruption in Cory Doctorow's new novel, on Kickstarter now Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Popular math YouTuber 3Blue1Brown victimized by malicious and stupid AI bots Ellsworth Toohey

twitter AI-generated Super Smash Bros. player is an unhinged trash talker Grant St. Clair

public health As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

books Swearing improves grip strength, Halloween sees a spike in child ADHD diagnoses, and more 2024 learnings David Pescovitz

music "The Ballad of Toshi" – On women gazing at men in biopics Ruben Bolling

Science Geneticist claims humans evolved from pig-chimp mating Mark Frauenfelder

law Acquittal for Australian woman charged as hacker after blowing whistle on prolific child abuser Rob Beschizza

law How one man's disastrous 1969 Swiss ski holiday created modern tourism consumer protection laws Ellsworth Toohey

animals Human dressed as an ostrich caused chaos at an Australia zoo (video) Allan Rose Hill

Technology Explainer: Hawk Tuah Girl's crypto token crashes, wiping out $500 million in 24 hours Ellsworth Toohey

music 99-year-old Dick Van Dyke dances barefoot in new Coldplay video Mark Frauenfelder

trump Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI Director, has a long history of conspiracy grifting Jennifer Sandlin

politics Eastern Europeans who survived dictatorships share tips for Americans Ellsworth Toohey

books Jonathan Lethem ponders: "Did Philip K Dick dream of Palestinian sheep?" Thom Dunn

classic comics Drop your jaw at recently-auctioned vintage comic book prices Bob Knetzger

History The myth of Ernest Shackleton Gail Sherman