canada Canadian scolding of Saudi Arabia's human rights violations means nothing if they continue to sell them weapons Séamus Bellamy

Trump targets Maine's funding over clash with governor on transgender athletes Jason Weisberger

kickstarter "Oddly Compelling" explores the life of comic artist and CBLDF founder Denis Kitchen Thom Dunn

politics AI says America going full dystopia, suggests starting Hunger Games training now Ellsworth Toohey

books Jonathan Lethem ponders: "Did Philip K Dick dream of Palestinian sheep?" Thom Dunn

bitcoin A Bitcoin mine in Congo is fueling a surprising conservation effort Thom Dunn

books Graphic novel "Revolution By Fire" explores New York's Afro-Irish uprising of 1741 Thom Dunn

AI I interviewed the AI ghost of a famous dead porn star Thom Dunn

Gardening while Black Black pastor arrested for watering white neighbor's flowers gets green light to sue police (video) Carla Sinclair

music You've definitely heard Kevin McLeod's music Rob Beschizza

cute Robie the coin-eating robot: A nostalgic look at Radio Shack's mechanical bank Popkin

discrimination Unregulated boarding school for autistic kids sounds more like a prison Thom Dunn

taliban Taliban announces it will start stoning women to death in public Mark Frauenfelder

denmark The contentious rock in the middle of the ocean Natalie Dressed

indiana Indiana seems an unsafe place to be a child Jason Weisberger

vladimir putin New Age conspiracy theorist praises Putin and Tucker Carlson's charge against the Satanic Cabal Jennifer Sandlin

russia Moscow police raid gay nightclubs after ban on LGBTQ "extremism" Rob Beschizza

music What happens when you use music reviews as prompts for AI generated music? Thom Dunn

free speech Man arrested twice for criticizing police sues Iowa town for violating his constitutional rights Mark Frauenfelder

law Michigan bans child marriage Rob Beschizza