surveillance EU to create 350m person biometric database for borders, migration and law enforcement Cory Doctorow
vehicles New York using roadside sound meters to fine drivers of obnoxiously loud vehicles David Pescovitz
optical illusions Mindbending optical illusion: Which of these buses is going faster? David Pescovitz
fronthanded insults David Duchovny explains how Quentin Tarantino rejected his Reservoir Dogs audition Devin Nealy
john darnielle John Darnielle's Devil House nominated for 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Award for "Best Novel" Jennifer Sandlin
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History English commoners' rights come from The Charter of the Forest, not the Magna Carta Elías Villoro
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politics Republican congressman George Santos took $3000 from GoFundMe for US Navy veteran's dying dog Rob Beschizza
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art Headless, bodyless sculpture of MLK Jr and Coretta Scott King's arms embracing has people talking Rob Beschizza