minimalism Everyone (No One?) should read this New York Times Magazine article about the commodification of nothingness Thom Dunn

boston This-City's-Makin'-A-Comeback Bingo Card Thom Dunn

Business Malcolm McLaren's son torched his punk collection to protest the 40th anniversary of punk "celebrations" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Punk sofa Cory Doctorow

Games How every fictional character connects to Street Fighter's Ryu Grant St. Clair

late stage capitalism This holiday season, do yourself a favor and (re)watch Reverend Billy's "What Would Jesus Buy?"  Jennifer Sandlin

American Cuisine McDonald's turns dystopian death game into Happy Meal Ellsworth Toohey

mschf Art collective MSCHF re-stocks its WD-40 cologne and adds a new scent to its collection–"Smells like Fabuloso" Jennifer Sandlin

sesame street Ad transforms Oscar the Grouch into darling of the contemporary art world Jennifer Sandlin

Oakland Boots Riley's 'I'm a Virgo': fantastical coming-of-age story about a 13-foot-tall Black man in Oakland Rusty Blazenhoff

burning man Burning Man's 2023 semi-secret calendar is for sale, again bucking its own principle Rusty Blazenhoff

History "Kill the Overseer!", a book about slave resistance in video games Elías Villoro

politics Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL Elías Villoro

music Burning Bush and the early origins of Riot Grrrl Elías Villoro

sports Skateboarding is in the Olympics. Can it stay weird? Elías Villoro

movies A new taxonomy of the "Dad Thriller" movie genre Thom Dunn

Comics NPR's Planet Money explores the economics of super hero intellectual property Thom Dunn

Sex Understanding the neuroscience of pleasure Mark Frauenfelder

memes My music distribution service is now offering automated memes Thom Dunn

tabloids Royal sex & drug scandal, the Queen & Michael Douglas dying, and Miley Cyrus's demonic possession, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan