corruption UK Home Secretary auditions for a Python sketch: "UK does not undertake mass surveillance" Cory Doctorow

batman A radical unlicensed queer comic book movie returns to theaters Thom Dunn

filmmaking OpenAI's generative video software is more tedious than actual filmmaking Thom Dunn

new york New York wants you to protect your retinas Gail Sherman

marsupials Quendas have no right to be so adorable *and* helpful Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump was to testify today in court: "President Trump doesn't cower." He's just chickened out. Rob Beschizza

tabloids Boozy Obamas and Trump's civil war in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Biden's dementia, belligerent UFOs and Fox News lies, in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

racism Battle of the victims: how Asian hate and the housing crisis collide in the city Maddie Lee

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books LitHub essay on plagiarism removed due to plagiarism Thom Dunn

tabloids Bill Clinton's Sweetheart deal and Billy the Kid's death in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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Comics Read the first 10 chapters of my serialized Comic-con satire novel Thom Dunn

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Copyfight Copyright filters are automatically removing copies of the Mueller Report Cory Doctorow

china Chinese enthusiasts are serving global Thinkpad fans by making modern motherboards that fit in classic chassis from the Golden Age of the Thinkpad Cory Doctorow