afrofuturism Mark Dery on the "everything, all at once" art and life of Jean-Michel Basquiat Gareth Branwyn

Funny The Institute of Gremlins 2 Studies, an interview with the founder David Pescovitz

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

toys Day of the Dead Barbie gets a second edition Elías Villoro

ESP Is Precognition Real? Mitch Horowitz

censorship How Margaret Thatcher changed the Ninja Turtles Thom Dunn

Disney villains Rolling Stone blames Millennials for the 'Disney Adult' problem Jason Weisberger

media New York Times' editorial board: free speech is a "fundamental right" not to be "shamed" or "shunned" Rob Beschizza

russia Eurovision organizers say Russians can still sing at competition Thom Dunn

books Joan Didion, author and pioneering "New Journalist," RIP David Pescovitz

Games Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman sue Wizards of the Coast after it abandons new Dragonlance trilogy Rob Beschizza

dune A 1969 interview with Frank Herbert breaks down DUNE's white savior complex Thom Dunn

fbi Timely trailer for Fred Hampton biopic 'Judas and the Black Messiah' Andrea James

animation Beavis and Butt-head are coming back David Pescovitz

censorship Tiktok has become a vital tool for monitoring abuses against Xinjiang Uyghurs, but that's threatened by the company's new censorship rules Cory Doctorow

uber Interview with author of Super Pumped, an expose of Uber's chaotic inner circle Mark Frauenfelder

biographies Creator of Zippy the Pinhead writes a fantastic comic book biography of Schlitzie the Pinhead Mark Frauenfelder

floss Guidelines for "kind communications" in free software communities Cory Doctorow

surveillance China is sending its ethnic minorities to torture camps to be brainwashed out of Islam Cory Doctorow

comedy Rape Jokes: watch Cameron Esposito's standup special about sexual assault Mark Frauenfelder