bbc BBC won't broadcast Attenborough episode on destruction of wildlife over fear of right-wing backlash Gareth Branwyn
electronic music Taylor Swift fan discovers "cursed" vinyl copy with songs about "flakes of flesh" Thom Dunn
genocide This children's book about Oliver Cromwell is like playful colonialist violence for kids Thom Dunn
futility closet In 1631, Barbary pirates abducted 107 people from an Irish village and forced them into a life of slavery Futility Closet