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book reviews Opting out: the freeing philosophy of avoidance and refusal Roy Christopher

mental health Anti-masturbation groups are warm, damp place for extremist beliefs to fester Jason Weisberger

Lenten delicacies Church-approved "non-meats" to eat during Lent: alligator, turtle, snake, capybara, beaver, muskrat, puffin Jennifer Sandlin

Real things that actually exist Pus*y-flavored kettle chips Rusty Blazenhoff

law No jail time for rich-kid rapist who assaulted multiple victims Rob Beschizza

france France rules that gay & bisexual men can donate blood Jess Sabine

law UK rollout for sweat-testing ankle bands to enforce alcohol bans Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 Julia Marcus: Use the lessons from safer-sex policy to encourage safer pandemic behavior Clive Thompson

sponsored If Cannabis Is "A Potential Way To Prevent COVID-19" Then Why Is Trump Blocking Research? Boing Boing

live fast die young How musicians die Andrew Cartmel

Science Johns Hopkins psychedelics research keeps finding medical uses Andrea James

security Singapore will disconnect entire civil service from the internet Cory Doctorow

security Healthcare workers prioritize helping people over information security (disaster ensues) Cory Doctorow

health San Diego woman contracts Zika through sex, first such case in region Xeni Jardin

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politics Young Earth Creationist will run Arizona Senate education panel Cory Doctorow

Funny John Oliver on the brutal state of sex-ed in America Cory Doctorow