happy mutants Democrats unveil "Internet Bill of Rights": transparency, privacy, control, notification, Net Neutrality, competition, accountability Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The Copenhagen Letter: a set of principles for ethical technology Cory Doctorow

law Judge resigns after using N-word, telling staff that "All Lives Matter", and calling another judge a "f*cking b*tch" Rob Beschizza

dune A 1969 interview with Frank Herbert breaks down DUNE's white savior complex Thom Dunn

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

fantasy Excellent review of Jack Vance's "Tales of the Dying Earth" Mark Frauenfelder

Ewige Blumenkraft Trump appointed the author of "100 Secrets and Habits of the Illuminati for Life Success" to the Commission on Presidential Scholars Mark Frauenfelder

racism Facebook claims to be taking white supremacist violence more seriously, LMAO Xeni Jardin

conspiracies Birds Aren't Real Rob Beschizza

gravity Photos of creatures created by tossing sand in the air Clive Thompson

book reviews The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality Ferdinando Buscema

Disney Disney will pivot Epcot away from its "sponsored content" model Cory Doctorow

art New show of Scott Albrecht's exquisite deconstructed typographical art opening in L.A. David Pescovitz

happy mutants Ghosts: Raina Telgemeier's upbeat tale of death, assimilation and cystic fibrosis Cory Doctorow

News Halt and Catch Fire: The Most Relevant Show on Television is Set in the 80s Maureen Herman

science fiction Fiction: The Boy Who Made Flowers S.B. Divya

brexit Claim of "dramatic deterioration" in UK economy since Brexit vote Rob Beschizza

Existence of ghosts proven Rob Beschizza

Cancer and cannabis: How I learned to stop worrying and love medical marijuana Xeni Jardin