free speech Advisors quit "free speech college" after a week Thom Dunn

free speech New university dedicated to "truth", not awarding degrees Thom Dunn

books Thoughtful, devastating critique of Jordan Peterson's "12 Rules for Life" Cory Doctorow

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

Comics Sneak peek of The Devil's Cut, the first book from the much-hyped new comic book publisher DLSTRY Thom Dunn

electronic music Taylor Swift fan discovers "cursed" vinyl copy with songs about "flakes of flesh" Thom Dunn

conspirituality We need to talk about Marianne Williamson Jennifer Sandlin

art Maarten Baas' clocks play with perception and reality Jennifer Sandlin

superheroes Listen to NPR's new public domain superhero musical, Micro-Face Thom Dunn

magic Watch Grant Morrison perform a ritual to summon John Lennon's ghost, with help from Gerard Way Thom Dunn

Comics Secret Identity is a fantastic crime novel set in the seedy 70s comic book industry Thom Dunn

Science Why Quillette sucks Rob Beschizza

noads The man who destroyed skepticism Mitch Horowitz

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

picks Can anti-transgender bias in media be measured? Andrea James

Science Academic publishing is a mess and it makes culture wars dumber Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Four Thieves Vinegar Collective: DIY epipens were just the start, now it's home bioreactors to thwart Big Pharma's price-gouging Cory Doctorow

Women Invent the Future: a science fiction anthology from Doteveryone Rachel Coldicutt

law Exclusive: Snowden intelligence docs reveal UK spooks' malware checklist Cory Doctorow

offworld A romance game that feels like playing a Jane Austen novel Laura Hudson