predatory lending Square gets into the loan sharking business with 65% APR short-term loans Mark Frauenfelder

music These Norteño-style versions of "This Charming Man" and "Welcome to the Black Parade" are extraordinary Jennifer Sandlin

art Anarchist artist Jamie Reid, pioneer of punk graphic design, RIP David Pescovitz

asmr Old Time Hawkey's ASMR videos highlight simple joys like bonfire cooking and camping Jennifer Sandlin

escapes American soldier pretends to be a tourist before escaping into North Korea Carla Sinclair

twitter Threads is the censorial fake-woke corporate brand paradise right wingers thought Twitter was, and it's going to crush what Twitter has become Rob Beschizza

movies Gaze upon the first trailer for Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar Devin Nealy

anti-crt anti-lgbtq anti-tall governors Ron DeSantis describes basketball players as "freaks of nature" (video) Carla Sinclair

music "Hotel California" performed on a Chinese zither Jennifer Sandlin

animals Tourists put baby elk in their car and take it for a drive at Yellowstone National Park Carla Sinclair

ron desantis Ice-cold DeSantis shows zero support for wife's speech Mark Frauenfelder

craft beer Get yourself to Melbourne, Australia for the Blobfish Beer Festival! Jennifer Sandlin

Delightful Creatures Enjoy this video of a tiny, growing hummingbird family Elías Villoro

mashups Fan-made trailer for Wes Anderson's The Lord of the Rings Thom Dunn

Food Collectives and non-profits feed the hungry. Some people want to make it illegal. Elías Villoro

libraries Internet Archive loses book lending lawsuit Jason Weisberger

politics Beware the woke banks! Elías Villoro

robot overlords "Museum of the future AI apocalypse" opens in San Francisco Jennifer Sandlin

late stage capitalism Ford's "repossession system computer" — a car that punishes you for late payments Mark Frauenfelder

music Astor Piazzolla, "The Central Park Concert," 1987 Elías Villoro