Business The UK government gave away cheap money for property purchase deposits, which the wealthy abused, driving up property prices and leaving UK taxpayers exposed Cory Doctorow
music 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, celebrates the 40th anniversary of debut R.E.M. EP Chronic Town Jennifer Sandlin
sharks Watch the intense moment a big shark jumped right onto a fishing boat for a snack David Pescovitz
christofascists Lauren Boebert calls for laws to enforce "biblical citizenship training" in our schools Jennifer Sandlin
tabloids Harry and Meghan "over" and Ukraine "despairs" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
art Cool online art project: 100 artists, 1 minute videos each of their time during isolation Mark Frauenfelder
Science The new £50 notes will feature Alan Turing (whilst HMG proposes bans on Turing complete computers AND working crypto) Cory Doctorow
uk UK government quietly cancels "age verification" system that would have compiled a database of every Briton's sexual fantasies Cory Doctorow
uk On Grenfell's second anniversary, 60,000 Britons are still living in firetraps clad in the same deadly, decorative materials Cory Doctorow