Copyfight CN Tower's management company claims that any picture of the landmark building is a trademark violation Cory Doctorow

canada Tour of the Universe was the best ride this 1980s kid ever took Séamus Bellamy

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

learning to fly on demand Passenger with no flying experience lands a plane when pilot becomes incapacitated (audio) Carla Sinclair

oscars There's nothing in the $137,000 Oscar gift bag I'd want. Here's my fantasy gift bag Mark Frauenfelder

News Watch raw behind-the-scenes footage of the CNN newsroom on September 11, 2001 David Pescovitz

racism Richmond to remove statue of slaver general Robert Lee on Wednesday Rob Beschizza

"We have to do this now": management of collapsed tower knew structural situation was dire Rob Beschizza

surfside condo collapse Rest of Champlain Towers demolished to aid rescuers Rob Beschizza

apple Apple fires misogynistic employee just hours after he was hired Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Air purifiers are selling out on Amazon but we found 10 great options that are all on sale Boing Boing's Shop

canada Town of Asbestos having difficulty landing on a new name David Pescovitz

trump The new bipartisan Senate Intelligence report on Russia's election meddling is utterly damning, and utterly meaningless Thom Dunn

interviews Pandemic: An Interview with The Wire creator David Simon Danny Greenwald

politics Trump owes 10s of millions to Bank of China, reports Politico Xeni Jardin

canada Critical essays (including mine) discuss Toronto's plan to let Google build a surveillance-based "smart city" along its waterfront Cory Doctorow

Technology Mega Mobile Merger: $26 billion Sprint and T-Mobile deal to be approved by Justice Department on Friday Xeni Jardin

privacy Canadian Civil Liberties Association sues Toronto, Ontario, and Canada over the plan for a Google Sidewalk Labs "smart city" in Toronto Cory Doctorow

politics Trump's former Moscow associate David Geovanis targeted in Senate Russia investigation Xeni Jardin

politics Don Jr.'s blocked phone calls before Russia meeting weren't to Trump. Who'd he call? Xeni Jardin