meta Lull yourself to sleep listening to Instagram's terms of service, which take nearly an hour to read Rob Beschizza

musicians Check out the Pogues' tour rider from 1991 — the last year Shane MacGowan was in the band Thom Dunn

Copyfight A sensible, free guide to negotiating book contracts Cory Doctorow

law Comic-strip contracts, so no one argues they're too confusing to be enforceable Cory Doctorow

legal One design firm's jargon-free contract: 'Time is money. More time is more money' Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Spacefaring and contractual obligations: who's with me? Cory Doctorow

law Probate court approves hand-written Aretha Franklin will found in couch and signed with a smiley Rob Beschizza

Hall VS Oates Daryl Hall gets a restraining order against partner John Oates Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Gadgets This portable touch screen monitor is only $249.97 ahead of Black Friday Boing Boing's Shop

capitalism How private equity firms use public pension funds to screw other workers Thom Dunn

News Renaissance Faire workers are organizing to overthrow their exploitative king Thom Dunn

climate change Scottish couple learns the hard way that Tesla warranties do not cover climate change Thom Dunn

music When Bob Dylan made concert promoters quit the "Folk Poet of Our Times" hype Ruben Bolling

law Bill Willingham puts his entire Fables comic book property into public domain Ruben Bolling

television Bill Maher also stabs the WGA in the back Jason Weisberger

Business Company that makes Twinkies bought for $5.6bn Rob Beschizza

dmca Hacking McDonalds' ice cream machines to figure out why they're always broken Thom Dunn

law Record $300m fine for robocall scammers Rob Beschizza

bad cops North Carolina cop fired after being accused of trying to kill girlfriend Rob Beschizza