google Indigenous elder on Sidewalk Labs's Toronto consultation: "like being given blankets and gun powder and whisky to trade for our participation" Cory Doctorow

A Gaudi Muass Sein I tried, and failed, to solve the mystery of the Tyrolean tongue choir Jennifer Sandlin

Art and Design Humanoids is bringing back the future, one "Metal Hurlant" at a time Gareth Branwyn

music I'm excited that there's now a full-length "Puppy Songs" album! Jennifer Sandlin

This free puzzle game fixes everything wrong with the classic Battleship Mark Frauenfelder

hot wheels How Hot Wheels left Matchbox in the dust: A toy car tragedy Ellsworth Toohey

History Retrospective about Compuserve and the pre-web Internet Rob Beschizza

israel Israel's supreme court orders army to start drafting ultra-orthodox men Rob Beschizza

Games I played the Banana "game" so you don't have to Gail Sherman

los angeles Long Beach set to raise hotel worker minimum wage to $23 Natalie Dressed

Christopher Nolan rumored to adapt "The Prisoner" TV series in upcoming film project Yoy Luadha

mistakes Vice lays off hundreds, will cease publishing at Vice.com Rob Beschizza

politics Comedians aren't constrained by cancel culture; they are freer today than ever Ruben Bolling

tabloids King Charles robs the dead in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

ad Pulped! A blender battle on the edge of the Oort Cloud Boing Boing

graphic novels Get ready for Matt Lesniewski's stunning new comic, "Faceless & The Family" Gareth Branwyn

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

gadgets Mac Mini hacked to run off ethernet power Rob Beschizza

documentary A short documentary from 1968 shows first computer animation of people Mark Frauenfelder