Delivering info to the court in the form of a comic (part of the ebook antitrust lawsuit playing out right now) (via Miri)
(Also: Judges love Star Trek, at the Legal Geeks)
The guy who wrote Strange Fruit – well. He was involved in some interesting life, as recounted in this short NPR article. (via Vivian G)
The playlist Michael K Williams listened to for playing Omar in The Wire
GQ’s “of the year” covers: Spot the odd one out.
Neat tech demo for HTML5: an animated map of the Firefly ‘verse
The economics of stolen bicycles
Tim Denee explains the secret truth about Team Fortress 2
Star Wars in real life (via Keane)
In 1905 there were two rival comic strips based on the Wizard of Oz
Interesting article that argues work/labour isn’t a good basis for political organization any more – and proposes debt as the alternative. (via Allen Varney)
(Related: George Monbiot’s very short film about what comes after capitalism)
And finally, a squamous & cyclopean take on sex education…