David Lynch Hear David Lynch introducing "Eraserhead" at a screening in 1978 Thom Dunn

uc berkeley College course on "adulting" so popular it's now turning students away Rusty Blazenhoff

law A mysterious nonprofit made millions suing companies to put California cancer warnings on coffee Cory Doctorow

picks Emails show Berkeley police celebrated 'retweets' & 'engagements' from protester mugshots cops posted on social media Xeni Jardin

california A squirrel named Furry Boi wins UC Berkeley student senate seat Rusty Blazenhoff

protest UC Berkeley chancellor installs office "escape door" as security measure against protesters David Pescovitz

Space Astronomer, NASA advisor, and serial sexual harasser Geoff Marcy to resign from UC Berkeley Xeni Jardin

music Musician Ariel Pink used unauthorized photo of artist Jill Miller on album cover, so now she's selling alternative covers featuring Ariel as NFTs David Pescovitz

books Rolling Warrior: a polio survivor's memoir of fighting for disability rights Elías Villoro

History Bastards of the Party: a ­documentary about why gangs emerged in L.A. Elías Villoro

strikes Call for the "largest labor action in higher education history" Elías Villoro

zines Indigenous Futures, a zine from Abalone Mountain Press Elías Villoro

footage Pentagon: UFO vids show trash, drones Rob Beschizza

academia Study shows extent of hiring bias in academia: 20% of schools produce 80% of tenure-track profs Elías Villoro

politics The origins of student debt Elías Villoro

image comics The Spawn movie takes another step out of developmental hell Devin Nealy

politics The Originalism of White Supremacy and Judicial Review Elías Villoro

Science Science writer Timothy Ferris explains the Voyager Golden Record, Time Travel, Global Warming, Creativity, and other fascinating topics David Pescovitz