books Two perspectives on Asian-American life that riff on fantasy and stereotype: "Interior Chinatown" & "Tiger Style!" Thom Dunn
poison Somebody attempted to murder a Chinese producer from Netflix's "The Three-Body Problem" with poison Thom Dunn
class war Terror as disappearances follow Chinese student communists' solidarity with striking workers Cory Doctorow
science fiction 13-year-old explains why he thinks we are living in a parallel universe Jennifer Sandlin
late stage capitalism This short documentary explores how capitalism has made satire impossible Thom Dunn
Boing Boing Gadgets This unique stainless steel fire pit is crafted to reduce smoke and produce significant heat Boing Boing's Shop
vaccinations Dr. Fauci: Covid shots are less effective against new variant – it's 'a wake up call' Carla Sinclair
Business Mint: late-stage adversarial interoperability demonstrates what we had (and what we lost) Cory Doctorow
Business Before you ask your Chinese factory for a discount, make sure you won't be kidnapped and/or have your product cloned Cory Doctorow
corruption How the "Varsity Blues" admissions scam punished deserving, hard working kids so that mediocre kids of the super-rich could prosper Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Wework, Uber, Lyft, Netflix, Bird, Amazon: late-stage capitalism is all about money-losing predatory pricing aimed at creating monopolies Cory Doctorow
crime Trial begins for the "cum/ex" bankers accused of stealing €447m and trying for €60b Cory Doctorow
books Rage Inside the Machine: an insightful, brilliant critique of AI's computer science, sociology, philosophy and economics Cory Doctorow