maryland Thousands of patriotic Maryland license plates unwittingly point to Philippine gambling site Rusty Blazenhoff

art This 106-year-old tattoo artist is Vogue's new cover model David Pescovitz

horror "Never Have I Ever" is a charming dark fantasy story collection from a Filipino perspective Thom Dunn

drug policy Comparing Portugal's and the Philippines's opposite drug policies Mark Frauenfelder

America How the United States re-branded as "America" Thom Dunn

smart cities IBM supplied surveillance gear to Davao while Duterte was mayor and cheering on the city's police-linked death-squads Cory Doctorow

corruption Blackmail: Manila airport security's "bullet scam" Cory Doctorow

politics Philippine vice president publicly threatens to assassinate president Rob Beschizza

sesame street 'Sesame Street' introduces TJ, their first Filipino muppet Rusty Blazenhoff

COVID-19 Manila's new Covid lockdown only for the unvaxxed: stay home or go to jail Carla Sinclair

climate change Brilliant student creates solar panel powered by rotting food Janelle Hessig

christ what an asshole Citing Trump, Philippines dictator declares himself to be a "fascist" and vows to persecute peaceful left-wing opposition groups Cory Doctorow

floods Harrowing car escape from a flash flood Mark Frauenfelder

politics Pirate Utopia: Bruce Sterling's novella of Dieselpunk, weird politics, and fascism Cory Doctorow

books NerdFit: Why Techies Love CrossFit JC Herz