politics Confounded Trump's helicopter tantrum further embarrasses Jason Weisberger

music Enjoy this terrific cover of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" Jennifer Sandlin

donald trump MAGA congresswoman proudly presents her outrageous hypocrisy Mark Frauenfelder

jerks The artist who posted that horrible personal assistant ad was Tom Sachs, and now Nike has dumped him Mark Frauenfelder

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

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

pollution A pandemic seems like a great time to *checks notes* weaken regulations on toxic pollutants? Thom Dunn

class war A former college admissions dean explains the mundane reverse affirmative action that lets the rich send their kids to the front of the line Cory Doctorow

twitter Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reaches more people on Twitter than the press and establishment Democrats Cory Doctorow

Business Not customers: doctors have patients, libraries have patrons, lawyers have clients and teachers have students Cory Doctorow

trump Six immortal superweapons the Democrats made for the president, which Trump gets to wield Cory Doctorow

Democrats Don't give a dime to the DCCC, they'll just use to front DINOs and smear Justice Democrats Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Disney announces $2.5B upgrade to Paris's Walt Disney Studios, the worst Disney park in the world Cory Doctorow

law Although the upcoming Senate Net Neutrality vote is unlikely to work, it is still an activist triumph with real consequences Cory Doctorow

lemony snicket A Series of Unfortunate Questions for Daniel Handler Mark Dery

Better Call Saul's compelling first season ends K.M. McFarland

How comic book movies kill the deep, mythic history of comic book characters Peter Bebergal

movies The rise and fall of Vampira, dark goddess of horror W. Scott Poole

happy mutants Thomas Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century Cory Doctorow