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

christ what an asshole David Cameron's swan song (ringtone edition) Cory Doctorow

pigs UK Prime Minister Gettin' Piggy Wit It Rob Beschizza

movies Leslie Grace, star of shelved Batgirl movie, gives us a look at her costume Devin Nealy

music 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia, celebrates the 40th anniversary of debut R.E.M. EP Chronic Town Jennifer Sandlin

movies James Gunn is going to meet with Batgirl's directors Devin Nealy

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

crime The time three gentlemen tried to steal a cell phone tower Andrew Yi

tabloids Harry and Meghan "over" and Ukraine "despairs" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

mistakes UK politicians' bodyguards keep leaving their guns on planes Rob Beschizza

art Cool online art project: 100 artists, 1 minute videos each of their time during isolation Mark Frauenfelder

music Watch David Crosby's hair-raising impression of a John Coltrane solo David Pescovitz

politics Former Prime Minister admits Queen interfered in politics at his behest Rob Beschizza

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

law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

politics British Prime Minister announces resignation Rob Beschizza