happy mutants Crowdfunding powerful open hardware that is truly open and respectful of your rights Cory Doctorow

tech I removed the DRM from my Amazon Kindle ebooks Séamus Bellamy

kindle I jailbroke my Kindle so you don't have to Jason Weisberger

communism "The flour tastes like acid." Cuba cuts daily bread rations amid food shortage crisis Ellsworth Toohey

palestine Palestinian women's soccer team plays first ever match in Europe Thom Dunn

music "White Trash Wins Lotto," an insane and insanely clever musical about Axl Rose, now available for free download Ruben Bolling

graphic novels Tyranny and resistance in "Death Strikes," the graphic novel adaptation of a concentration camp opera Gareth Branwyn

video games Jack Black to star in Minecraft movie Rob Beschizza

science fiction Get the free online edition of the classic 1986 cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades Mark Frauenfelder

Tom The Dancing Bug Tom the Dancing Bug: One Day in the Town Square Ruben Bolling

theater Multimedia opera based on Philip K. Dick's VALIS coming to MIT Thom Dunn

Comics Libresse plagiarizes cartoonist Gemma Correll in international ad campaign Ruben Bolling

DRONES Arms manufacturer sponsors new opera about the horrors of drone warfare at the Kennedy Center Thom Dunn

Games Game of Monopoly leads to sword fight Rob Beschizza

asu Lucha Libre's history and art Bob Knetzger

Time Travel "La Jetée," the famous French time travel short film, is being adapted into a new opera Thom Dunn

events Lucha VaVoom, a glam slam wrestling show in downtown LA celebrates 20 years Lee Keeler

marvel Marvel and AAA wrestling are teaming up for Lucha show Devin Nealy

Opera Bizarre Black Lodge is a captivating punk pageant Jason Weisberger

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler