psychology Stanford's massive tobacco ad archive reveals a century of psychological manipulation Ellsworth Toohey

social media FTC cracks down on fake reviews Mark Frauenfelder

You aren't spending enough money, so corporations keep inventing new "National [whatever]" days Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets Here are the 20 best selling e-learning bundles around for $20 or less for Black Friday Boing Boing's Shop

law EFF's roadmap for a 21st Century antitrust doctrine Cory Doctorow

Technology This robot plays Jenga to demonstrate the future of manufacturing David Pescovitz

Business "Owning your data" will not save you from data capitalism Cory Doctorow

music THE BUREAU: Part Three, "Assessing Others" — with a Metasonix D-2000 Vacuum Tube Drum Machine Ethan Persoff

politics Research report explains how adtech supercharges political deceit, allowing even bumblers to be master propagandists Cory Doctorow

corruption Uber's "sharing economy" is really the "taking economy" Cory Doctorow

design Industrial Strength Design profiles the most famous designer you've never hears of: Brooks Stevens Bob Knetzger

art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

no more Abilify sadsmiles Ban proposed for ads for drugs and medical gadgets Rob Beschizza

steve jobs Who exactly is the audience for the Steve Jobs movie? Rob Beschizza

gas California's rising gas prices result from a grossly manipulated fuel marketplace Jason Weisberger

offworld A tale of two princess games Leigh Alexander

Web Trackers Paint a Fresh Picture of You Glenn Fleishman

With 10 consoles in one, does the Retron 5 have what it takes? Brian Easton