conspiracy theories This morning I met the "QAnon Shaman," and here are ten takeaways from our conversation Jennifer Sandlin
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Trump 2.0 Rutgers professor flees to Spain after death threats over anti-fascism comments [UPDATE: His ticket mysteriously cancelled] Carla Sinclair
mondo 2000 San Francisco, June 7: Celebrate the cyberculture with Mondo 2000's RU Sirius, Mark Pauline, Cintra Wilson, Rudy Rucker, Cindy Cohn, and phriendz David Pescovitz
Entertainment Planned "Tropical Americas" land in Disney World places emphasis on authenticity Ruben Bolling
alternative facts CNN's Scott Jennings defends Elon Musk's Nazi salute — until he's asked to "do it right now on TV" (video) Carla Sinclair
Boing Boing Gadgets Say goodbye to dust bunnies with this Alexa-compatible robot vacuum! Boing Boing's Shop
boomer solutions Beach town in Finland had a rowdy youth problem — until it blasted classical music Carla Sinclair
ai-generated content The Poetry Camera uses AI to make poems out of photographs and it's actually pretty cool Thom Dunn
events Slow Impact is a four-day event bringing home the incremental effects of skateboarding Elías Villoro
conspirituality Chakras aligned and conspiracies entertained at the Conscious Life Expo Jennifer Sandlin