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books Sci-Hub and Libgen descend from a Soviet tradition of smuggled science Ellsworth Toohey

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books What do you read when you're locked up in a Japanese jail for 23 days? Ellsworth Toohey

books The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters Roger Park

CBS blocked Colbert from interviewing a candidate, so he put it on YouTube instead Ellsworth Toohey

politics Kim Jong Un picks his 13-year-old daughter as successor Ellsworth Toohey

politics Why does K$H Patel suddenly hate the 2nd Amendment? Ellsworth Toohey

History BBC's secret 1949 comedy rulebook banned chambermaids, fig leaves, puns Ellsworth Toohey

law Pakistan defense minister inaugurates fake Pizza Hut Rob Beschizza

education Texas A&M deems Plato unnecessary for approved thought Jason Weisberger

AI Elon Musk's foolproof party advice for very cool and smart guys like himself goes viral Grant St. Clair

politics Trump official demanded return of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate's seized devices Ellsworth Toohey

politics Energy Dept. to employees: don't say "green," don't say "climate change," definitely don't say "clean energy" Rob Beschizza

science fiction A decade on, Joseph McCullough is still making gaming magic Gareth Branwyn

department of justice Federal agencies seizing control of state elections Ellsworth Toohey

Science Free tool helps dodge grant rejections as federal censorship expands Jennifer Sandlin

MAD magazine artists reveal how anti-Semitism shaped American comics (video) Mark Frauenfelder

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