slim chances Paul Manafort wants to remove his ankle monitor, offers his Trump Tower condo as collateral Mark Frauenfelder

art A Renaissance painting found in an elderly woman's home Devin Nealy

tabloids Hollywood's "most hated woman" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Duchess Meghan and Donald Trump battle for the White House in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Tim Burton Why Mars Attacks! is underrated Gareth Branwyn

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

tabloids New Clinton sex scandal, and Ghislaine Maxwell's psych report in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

trumpism Trump's acting Chief of Staff in 2016: Trump is a "terrible human being" Cory Doctorow

Food Study: Eating beef jerky could lead to mental illness Séamus Bellamy

bears A guerilla campaign to save grizzly bears in Wyoming is underway Séamus Bellamy

iot Hackers swiped an operator manual for a fancy airborne killing machine Séamus Bellamy

Ripoffs Woman accidentally tipped cafe $7,732 and she can't get her money back Mark Frauenfelder

terrible names Afghan toddler was named "Donald Trump" for "good fortune," but name has brought family only bad fortune so far Carla Sinclair

Copyfight Disney's 1998 copyright term extension expires this year and Big Content's lobbyists say they're not going to try for another one Cory Doctorow

security Equifax is serving malware to visitors Cory Doctorow

security Canada: Trump shows us what happens when "good" politicians demand surveillance powers Cory Doctorow

trump U.S. Withdraws Summons for Twitter Records on Account Critical of Trump's Muslim Ban, So Twitter Drops Lawsuit Xeni Jardin

science fiction Writing the Other: intensely practical advice for representing other cultures in fiction Cory Doctorow

politics Boston Globe previews a front page from the Trump presidency Cory Doctorow