robots Why swim with a real dolphin when you can swim with a robot instead? Thom Dunn

SNL SNL is now paying its live studio audience to get around COVID regulations Thom Dunn

late stage capitalism How Jpay gouges prisoners' families for "digital postage stamps" Cory Doctorow

Business America's prisons are replacing vital in-person visits with expensive, nonfunctional video calling Cory Doctorow

aviation Airlines celebrate record profits, having killed bereavement fares Cory Doctorow

stream of consciousness Grandpa Puddin' Brains free-associates at captive House Republicans Jason Weisberger

politics Federal court rules Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms is unconstitutional Rob Beschizza

politics "Trump" rants wildly about Fishbone song, "Racist Piece of $***" Jennifer Sandlin

politics Elon Musk's latest venture: breaking Social Security to own it Jason Weisberger

politics Employers can't require workers to attend 'captive audience' anti-union meetings Rob Beschizza

gadgets Air conditioner company wanted $1679 to replace its Android-based on/off switch. An old tablet did the job. Rob Beschizza

Russian propagandists in America Tucker Carlson finally gets his big break with new show on Russian state TV: "Tucker. Rossiya 24" Carla Sinclair

filmmaking OpenAI's generative video software is more tedious than actual filmmaking Thom Dunn

creativity "Steal Like An Artist" author Austin Kleon's excellent message for graduates David Pescovitz

unions Major film schools scab WGA strike by bringing in movie executives to speak at commencement Thom Dunn

bdsm Armie Hammer has already launched his post-cannibal kink redemption campaign Thom Dunn

mind control A religious gentleman takes over a plane with his Christian preaching (video) Carla Sinclair

eff We need to save .ORG from arbitrary censorship by halting the private equity buy-out Mitch Stoltz

Business After Trump reversed Obama's restrictions on private federal prisons, states started banning them instead Cory Doctorow