north carolina Federal court rules that Catholic schools cannot fire teachers for being gay Jess Sabine

usps The USPS is testing out becoming a bank, and it's about damn time. Thom Dunn

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music Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple released a pre-Jonestown gospel album David Pescovitz

Business Economists reverse claims that $15 Seattle minimum wage hurt workers, admit it was largely beneficial Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Defcon Voting Village report shows that hacking voting machines takes less time than voting Cory Doctorow

books An excerpt from "Bullshit Jobs," David Graeber's forthcoming book about the rise of useless work Cory Doctorow

Science 3D printed electronics that fold themselves into "origami" shapes as they cool Cory Doctorow

books David Foster Wallace's essays on tennis, finally collected between one set of covers Cory Doctorow

record stores If you're too young to remember the magic of Tower Records, here's what you missed Ben Marks

Food That '100% pure' Parmesan Cheese you're enjoying may contain wood pulp Xeni Jardin

publishing I take it back – New Media isn't a cargo cult. Click here to find out why! David Moldawer

corruption Why I'm leaving London Cory Doctorow

walmart Walmart to remove Confederate flag from stores Rob Beschizza

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