amazon Amazon killed Seattle's homelessness-relief tax by threatening not to move into a massive new building, then they canceled the move anyway Cory Doctorow

corruption Public records requests reveal the elaborate shell-company secrecy that Google uses when seeking subsidies for data-centers Cory Doctorow

politics Maybe Amazon HQ2 won't happen in New York after all? Xeni Jardin

Business New York's corporate welfare for Amazon enrages the Koch Brothers, Bernie Sanders, Tucker Carlson, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, etc… Cory Doctorow

Entertainment Planned "Tropical Americas" land in Disney World places emphasis on authenticity Ruben Bolling

law Vermont man charged with drunk driving in Canada thought he was in U.S. Rob Beschizza

doggos The adorable Glen of Imaal Terrier sits just like a human Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Twitter users will no longer be able to hide their blue checks Rob Beschizza

amish An Amish family had their horse and buggy stolen from a Walmart parking lot Jason Weisberger

fun "This site will self-destruct" finally self-destructs after no-one signs guestbook for 24 hours Rob Beschizza

mistakes Bud Light maker ditches its Chief Marketing Officer Rob Beschizza

mistakes Classic shock image Goatse still good for deterring hotlinking content thieves Rob Beschizza

makers How to turn a thrift store cassette player into a gnarly guitar distortion box Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

magazines Reasonably Sized Homes magazine should exist Rob Beschizza

design How The Whole Earth Catalog influenced Japanese magazine design Mark Frauenfelder

footage Singing "Happy Birthday" but only including the word "birthday" Rob Beschizza

tech The reMarkable Tablet is moving to a subscription service model Séamus Bellamy