civil rights DHS to US citizen: Sorry you were born here, leave anyway Ellsworth Toohey

new york city Epic fails on display in Brooklyn at the Museum of Failure exhibit Rusty Blazenhoff

bureaucratic communication From "Iraqi head seeks arms" to "Kids make nutritious snacks": Epic headline fails Yoy Luadha

tabloids Covid cover-up, UFO cover-up, and Trump's sadistic sex tapes in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

movies REVIEW: "Tetris" hits an Iron Curtain-sized wall Greg Nussen

movies 1954's Salt of the Earth told a powerful story of American labor Elías Villoro

movies "Dinner in America" is a modern indie movie classic with a badass soundtrack Thom Dunn

larping Ohioans critique the Polish LARPers who recreated an "American 4th of July in Ohio" Jennifer Sandlin

maryland There are 2 wild zebras running loose in Maryland. The state wants to set more free. Thom Dunn

So, I finally watched Bill and Ted's moderately enjoyable adventure Jason Weisberger

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

failure Patreon CEO Jack Conte reflects on his many, many failures Andrea James

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

music Fifty of the most drug-drenched albums of all time Gareth Branwyn

star wars Microtransactions overwhelmed the Disney cinematic universe John Struan

happy mutants Fascinating, accessible guide to cryptographic attacks, from brute-force to POODLE and beyond Cory Doctorow

television Entire TV show just about cake fails Rob Beschizza

Copyfight Epic Games is suing a 14 year old for making a cheat tutorial and his brilliant mother is PISSED Cory Doctorow

Business America's worst patent judge gets a scorching language lesson from the appeals court Cory Doctorow

Funny Bridge demolition fails in spectacular fashion Andrea James