Entertainment To do near Minneapolis: The Passing Zone, magical nerd juggling artists (Sat. 9/8) Xeni Jardin

science fiction Ballard from beyond: six of the famed author's redefinitions Roy Christopher

climate change Hawaii's historic town of Lahaina in Maui devastated by wildfire (video) Carla Sinclair

law Low Rider Culture and "No Cruise Zones" in California. Elías Villoro

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colonialism There are only two US states where it's legal to own the ocean Thom Dunn

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COVID-19 Trump's 50-point plan for a second-term is impressively hollow and meaningless. Thom Dunn

sports Owen Morse sets hang gliding world record for piloting 222.22 miles over California's Owens Valley Xeni Jardin

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

News Yet another Chinese woman arrested for trespassing at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Xeni Jardin

picks Watch Teller almost get SHOCKED by dangerous jugglers The Passing Zone, on 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us!' Xeni Jardin

happy mutants SAMBA versus SMB: Adversarial interoperability is judo for network effects Cory Doctorow

Business Felony Contempt of Business Model: Lexmark's anti-competitive legacy Cory Doctorow

books Winners Take All: Modern philanthropy means that giving some away is more important than how you got it Cory Doctorow

Games Game review: Battletech Séamus Bellamy

education Tax-funded charter schools textbooks deny evolution, teach human-dinosaur cohabitation, endorse slavery and indigenous genocide Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Futuristic designs for products the EU's stupid new copyright law would kill Cory Doctorow

Winter is coming Scientists model the climate in Game of Thrones Clive Thompson