maps A fake New York town that only existed on a map briefly became real Thom Dunn

ev Route 66, America's historic highway, to be rehabbed Rusty Blazenhoff

books Republicans no longer seeking to ban individual books go after the whole library Jason Weisberger

maps Where Midian is Rob Beschizza

books The Warrior Within: a tight science fiction novella about a warrior who contains multitudes Cory Doctorow

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

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cool stuff Recomendo: six cool things to see, hear, read, eat, and do Mark Frauenfelder

offworld Going back to your hometown is hard when it's a 1986 computer game Laura Hudson

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"Transparent" and the transition in transgender media depictions Andrea James

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