art Lovely watercolor illustrations of The Silmarillion's first chapter Andrea James

guillotine watch New study shows that literally every billionaire under 30 was born wealthy, also water wet Thom Dunn

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

tabloids Your dollar bills could kill you, and Prince Andrew tries to kill himself, in this week's dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

Robert Anton Wilson Wilson and Shea's Illuminatus! trilogy to become TV series Gareth Branwyn

facial recognition Which music festivals use facial recognition tech? Cory Doctorow

AI Palmer Luckey wins secretive Pentagon contract to develop AI for drones Cory Doctorow

1201 A history of the sprawling personality clashes over RSS Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Kickstarting Scintillation, Jo Walton's intimate, conversational science fiction convention in Montreal Cory Doctorow

happy mutants What will the 25th century call the 21st century? Cory Doctorow

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pranksters "Customer service" pranksters troll Chipotle customers Mark Frauenfelder

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow