offworld No gay nudity on Twitch, but blue alien boobs are fine Leigh Alexander

offworld There's more to this homoerotic showering game than meets the eye Leigh Alexander

offworld The 5 best uses of a cell phone in video games Leigh Alexander

Games Edgy sex games highlight intimacy, not conquest Merritt Kopas

music Matthew Sweet's album "Girlfriend" celebrates 32 years of "fuzzy power pop perfection" Jennifer Sandlin

climate change Lancet releases new report on the health impacts of climate change Thom Dunn

racism Battle of the victims: how Asian hate and the housing crisis collide in the city Maddie Lee

events There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT Mark Frauenfelder

sexual assault Dozens of woman now accuse prominent Columbia University Ob-Gyn of sexual assault Mark Frauenfelder

elections Partisan Gerrymandering Upheld by Supreme Court Xeni Jardin

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow

politics Read the full text of the Mueller report here, as redacted by Barr Xeni Jardin

trump Malware-packing Chinese lady who hacked her way into Trump's Florida Mar-a-Lago now faces federal charges Xeni Jardin

politics Alleged human sex trafficker gave thousands to Trump campaign and hung out with Don Jr. at Mar-a-Lago Xeni Jardin

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

happy mutants 2017 Hugo nominees announced Cory Doctorow

politics Trump fires Secty. of State Rex Tillerson in a tweet, plans to replace with CIA chief Mike Pompeo Xeni Jardin

Science New materials allow 2.8l/day of solar-powered desert water-vapor extraction Cory Doctorow

politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin

media Easter Island statues were made by aliens, and other tabloid stunners Peter Sheridan