happy mutants See you at Defcon this weekend! Cory Doctorow

emperor wears new clothes "Appalling!" Huge naked Trump statue sends GOP leader into rage — the same MAGA man accused of sexual harassment Carla Sinclair

King Charles dead in 6 months, and Biden & Trump "get down and dirty" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music The ongoing legacies of The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Elías Villoro

deaths Barry Humphries, famed as Dame Edna, dead at 89 Rob Beschizza

misguided hero worship Musk fanboys create $600k monument to their hero Jennifer Sandlin

art Get ready for giant Lego Bowser Devin Nealy

tabloids Prince Andrew's "sex tape" and Queen Camilla's "revenge" in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music Ticketmaster's plan for checking your COVID-19 status before entering concerts David Pescovitz

art RIP Keith Sonnier, master of neon sculpture Andrea James

music Listen to a rare Kraftwerk live concert from 1975 David Pescovitz

happy mutants Sarah Pinsker's "Song for a New Day": outstanding dystopian rock-and-roll novel of rebellion and redemption Cory Doctorow

science fiction Ruminations on decades spent writing stories that run more than 1,000,000 words Cory Doctorow

fake news JFK Jr. murdered, Princess Diana murdered, and Prince George targeted by assassin, in this week's killer tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news Kidnapping solved, Tom Cruise's love plot, and inside Area 51 – in this week's fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

fake news How a killer fled the FBI with a condom and hair remover, in this week's tabloids Peter Sheridan

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authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

travel Touring northern Colombia by car in the rainy season Maggie Tokuda-Hall

interviews Wim Wenders: Looking back on the road ahead Aaron Stewart-Ahn