coronavirus Trump administration considers a centrally planned economy to deal with coronavirus Thom Dunn

politics Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's campaign video team just made a killer ad for a Hawai'ian Democratic Socialist Cory Doctorow

labor union Chippendale's dancers to unionize Thom Dunn

lego Lego to make bricks from renewable plastic Rob Beschizza

News Communist shatterproof drinking glasses make a comeback Mark Frauenfelder

Guided by Voices interviewed on their 30-year-old EP that became a cult classic  Lee Keeler

weed Martha's Vineyard is running out of weed Gail Sherman

economics The Hobbit economy not bucolic utopia but tenant farming and ostentatious displays of clan wealth Rob Beschizza

cars Tiny vehicles, big impact: the past, present, and future of the ingenious microcar Yoy Luadha

filmmaking OpenAI's generative video software is more tedious than actual filmmaking Thom Dunn

lego Check out this playable Lego Tetris game Gail Sherman

There is power in a union Sesame Street writers unanimously approve strike authorization Thom Dunn

magic This is what a great magic act looks like! Ferdinando Buscema

chickens Here's why eggs are chipping more when you crack them David Pescovitz

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books Excerpts from"Mary Tyler MooreHawk," Dave Baker's post-modern mystery and pop culture love letter Gareth Branwyn

Comics Aquaman, Metamorpho, and Brenda Starr cartoonist Ramona Fradon retires Ruben Bolling

History 150m-year-old pliosaur skull fossil emerges from cliffs in England Rob Beschizza

rpgs Another critical fail for Wizards of the Coast as they delay release of their Deck of Many Things due to manufacturing issues Gareth Branwyn

music It's out: The Beatles' last song, "Now and Then" Ruben Bolling