tabloids Armie Hammer's cannibalism and Lizzie Borden's ax in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Schilling Jr.
News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin
futurism A timeline of (possible, fascinating) future events from a (wide) variety of perspectives Cory Doctorow
Business The DoJ's corporate "diversion" program is supposed to change bad corporate culture, but really, it enables repeat offenders Cory Doctorow
crime Lessons from testing decades of forgotten rape kits: serial rapists are common, they don't follow a pattern, they're not very bright, and they're often the same men who commit acquaintance rape Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets HP's ink DRM instructs your printer to ignore the ink in your cartridge when you cancel your subscription Cory Doctorow
Business Blackmailers use false copyright claims to shut down victims' Youtube accounts, offer to lift them in exchange for Bitcoin Cory Doctorow
News Bill Cosby jailed for 3 to 10 years after judge rules hims a "sexually violent predator" Rob Beschizza
china Chinese jaywalkers are identified and shamed by facial recognition, and now they'll get warnings over text message Cory Doctorow
usausausa Police Get Out of Jail cards are just the tip of the iceberg: no perp gets a sweeter deal than a cop Cory Doctorow
gender Tehran's police tell women that violations of religious dress codes will henceforth be treated as civil offenses, not criminal offenses Cory Doctorow