politics Shaun King nonprofit exposé at The Daily Beast Rob Beschizza

activism Activist Shaun King relaunching Frederick Douglass' abolitionist paper, North Star Rusty Blazenhoff

gay Documentary highlights the men that Abraham Lincoln slept with Thom Dunn

News LEGO crime wave strikes Southern California Jason Weisberger

music This is the Halloween anthem you're seeking (video) David Pescovitz

WGA Beloved miniature horse Li'l Sebastian joins picket line in support of striking writers and actors Jennifer Sandlin

amazing photography The best photo of a 'Shaun the Sheep' slug I've ever seen Jennifer Sandlin

sore losers Pro snooker player throws a fit when an amateur player beats him Mark Frauenfelder

code Generating Pac-Man mazes is harder than you might think Rob Beschizza

police brutality Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

protests NYPD traps protestors on bridge for hours after curfew Rob Beschizza

tabloids Royal sex & drug scandal, the Queen & Michael Douglas dying, and Miley Cyrus's demonic possession, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

toxic brands YouTube carves policy exception allowing "hurtful" homophobic slurs Rob Beschizza

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

happy mutants 2019 Hugo Award finalists announced Cory Doctorow

Business Signs that China's real-estate bubble will burst and take the economy with it Cory Doctorow

racism A black guest of DoubleTree gets kicked out of the hotel for calling his mother in the lobby Carla Sinclair

happy mutants Haunted Mansion wallpaper, wrapping paper, and fabric! Cory Doctorow

law Something Awful receives legal threat over hotlinked image of Hitler fan Rob Beschizza

#fixthepolice House of cop who killed Botham Shem Jean has not been searched Mark Frauenfelder