fashion Over 690 Netflix envelopes got fashioned into a fancy gown Rusty Blazenhoff

military Train to nowhere and dead-eyed stares: my visit to the Korean demilitarized zone Mark Cerulli

ted cruz A Goddard Space Flight Center scientist explains why Ted Cruz's NASA threat is ridiculous Mark Frauenfelder

media The most obscure Simpsons controversy is the one about the Homer-shaped DVD box set Rob Beschizza

tabloids British Royal scandals & the Kennedy curse in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants SAMBA versus SMB: Adversarial interoperability is judo for network effects Cory Doctorow

trump #TrumpRaids are coming: ICE raids and mass deportations as early as Sunday in these 10 cities Xeni Jardin

Copyfight The Copyright Office just greenlit a suite of DRM-breaking exemptions to the DMCA Cory Doctorow

tv Check out Mrs. Brown's Boys Richard Kaufman

trump Aliens destroy U.S. nukes, Trump defeats N Korea, and Blac Chyna goes "classier," in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

halloween The Candy Hierarchy for 2016: Halloween's best and worst treats David Ng and Ben Cohen

happy mutants How to protect the future web from its founders' own frailty Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets EFF to FDA: the DMCA turns medical implants into time-bombs Cory Doctorow

Business Google reaches into customers' homes and bricks their gadgets Cory Doctorow

media Obama accused of "bungling and treachery," and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan

Copyfight Librarian of Congress grants limited DRM-breaking rights for cars, games, phones, tablets, and remixers Cory Doctorow

Less time, more packaging: Amazon Prime Now tested Nicole Dieker

fiction A Reasoned Account of Seasonal Anthropomorphism and Hoarding George Chen

books Hidden mother photos, close up magic, and a cool new kitchen scale [Gweek 151] Mark Frauenfelder

fantasy Meet the man who remade Middle‑earth Ethan Gilsdorf