health America's private health-care is rationed, but socialized medicine is luxury medicine Cory Doctorow

security Origin story of the Mimikatz password cracker is a parable about security, disclosure, cyberwar, and crime Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Coming to Europe: a lecture tour with Garnet "Disobedient Electronics" Hertz Cory Doctorow

art Art exhibit includes massive glass brick sculpture of a wave Andrea James

Food French aquaculturist sets up 24/7 live oyster vending machine Cory Doctorow

france Watch French Army perform Daft Punk medley they played for Trump and Macron on #BastilleDay Rusty Blazenhoff

politics France trolls Trump on decision to withdraw from Paris Accord Xeni Jardin

trump Why is Trump so silent on French election hacking? Xeni Jardin

politics Centrist Macron thrashes far-right Le Pen in French presidential election Rob Beschizza

politics French far-right leader Le Pen plagiarized opponent's speech Rob Beschizza

politics Macron and Le Pen to face off in French presidential runoff vote, May 7 Xeni Jardin

elections France's Sanders-esque candidate has a chance at the Presidency Cory Doctorow

politics Neo-fascist presidential candidate Marine Le Pen says France was not complicit in rounding up Jews Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets Interlocking wood "bricks" that can assemble into a nail-and-glue-free house Cory Doctorow

france City of Paris deploys "anti-refugee boulders" to prevent camping while waiting for space at a humanitarian center Cory Doctorow

uk Piketty: the poorest half of Americans saw a "total collapse" in their share of the country's wealth Cory Doctorow

crime France aggressively prosecutes citizens for "solidarity crimes": feeding and housing migrants Cory Doctorow

corruption Investigation accuses French right-wing leader of funnelling €500K to his wife for "fake job" Cory Doctorow

crime Guillotine watch: Paris has become a high-risk zone for the super-rich Cory Doctorow

politics Germany, France and the UK are moving the EU to continuous, unaccountable, warrantless mass surveillance Cory Doctorow