TED Talk Industry expert: "When are you good enough to become an industry expert?" Rusty Blazenhoff

cartoons Cartoonist Lucy Bellwood captures the ways inner demons sabotage in her latest comic book Rusty Blazenhoff

books LitHub essay on plagiarism removed due to plagiarism Thom Dunn

science fiction Analyzing the classism of sci-fi protagonists Thom Dunn

art This speech by Neil Gaiman is a must-see for any artist or creator Popkin

ransomware The penniless hero of the ransomware epidemic has written more decryptors than anyone else Cory Doctorow

happy mutants J Michael Straczynski's "Becoming Superman": a memoir of horrific abuse, war crimes, perseverance, trauma, triumph and doing what's right Cory Doctorow

politics Meet 'Spread The Vote,' a nonprofit helping voters get IDs, rides, support so they can vote Xeni Jardin

travel Your passports are full of tech Séamus Bellamy

fandom One hard-won rule about fandom: never, ever meet the wizard Racheline Maltese

podcasts The neuroscience behind the things that our brains do poorly David McRaney

DRONES How Dan Shapiro created the most-backed game in Kickstarter history Mark Frauenfelder