News Renaissance Faire workers are organizing to overthrow their exploitative king Thom Dunn

medieval Bardcore: Medieval-style cover of Dolly Parton's 'Jolene' Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants All's Faire in Middle School, a wonderful graphic novel about misfits, middle school and the middle ages Cory Doctorow

politics Read J.D. Vance's foreword to Project 2025 book Rob Beschizza

israel-palestine French pro-Palestine protestors accused of "apology for terrorism" Natalie Dressed

art Artemizia Foundation in Bisbee, Arizona hosts a spectacular collection of contemporary, street, and graffiti art Jennifer Sandlin

events Maker Faire is headed back to the Bay Area in 2023! Mark Frauenfelder

pigs George Orwell on the real meaning of Animal Farm: get rid of the pigs Thom Dunn

science fiction Kickstart the audiobook for Cory Doctorow's new novel, Red Team Blues Thom Dunn

maps Map shows how socialist New York City already was 127 years ago Elías Villoro

media New York Times' editorial board: free speech is a "fundamental right" not to be "shamed" or "shunned" Rob Beschizza

bitcoin After being blocked by credit card networks, kratom sellers turn to crypto and eChecks Mark Frauenfelder

music How a math trick helped one band made 500% more in streaming music royalties Thom Dunn

california Total Recall: If you're a California resident, please vote by tomorrow Jordan Kurland

would you believe one wild bull Buffalo attempts to rid Thailand of motorcycles Jason Weisberger

politics Georgia On My Mind Jordan Kurland

propaganda I just learned about the strange history of Exxon-sponsored showtunes Thom Dunn

class war Top tech grads are increasingly unwilling to work for Big Tech, viewing it as a new, unethical Wall Street Cory Doctorow

Business Despite 50 state AGs' antitrust investigations, Google stocks hit an all time high Cory Doctorow