san francisco San Francisco breaks its e-cigarette habit Séamus Bellamy

china China outlaws drones within Beijing city limits Séamus Bellamy

music Chechnya bans fast and slow music, including Russian nat'l anthem Natalie Dressed

comparisons Biden team compares Trump to Nazis with "TRUMP PARROTS HITLER" post Carla Sinclair

what an incredible smell you've discovered The tilting Millennium Tower's sewage is backing up, flooding units Jason Weisberger

Republicans Conservative conference declares women to be the root of all evil, demands they give up hope (and their bodies) Jason Weisberger

security Pentagon employees ignore security protocols to download all kinds of dodgy apps on their government-issued phones David Pescovitz

Punches fly Aggressive anti-masker gets punched in the face Jason Weisberger

politics Facebook's secret blacklist revealed Rob Beschizza

first amendment Yoga no longer banned in Alabama schools, but "namaste" is Thom Dunn

fashion China university soccer game cancelled because players had dyed hair David Pescovitz

mistakes Britons alarmed by unpleasant border infrastructure they demanded Rob Beschizza

halloween Boo! Los Angeles bans trick-or-treating on Halloween Mark Frauenfelder

News Venice skate park filled with sand Jason Weisberger

tabloids Adjectival overload, and the tabloids finally get one right, in this week's round-up of the rags Peter Sheridan

books China has a very Orwellian reason for banning typing "1984" on social media, while allowing people to read Nineteen Eighty-Four Cory Doctorow

A book about my favorite graphic designers, House Industries Mark Frauenfelder

picks A DIY Peloton at-home stationary cycling solution for introverts Jason Weisberger

books Best older kid's literature from 1966 Joshua Glenn

comic-con Dispatch from Planet Comic-Con Boing Boing