whistleblowers Reputed Deutsche Bank whistleblower and federal informant found dead Mark Frauenfelder

books John Darnielle's new novel is a riveting metafictional meditation on true crime stories Thom Dunn

adventure The Adventurer's Glossary is a word-nerd exploration of the theory and practice of all sorts of adventure Mark Frauenfelder

white supremacists Every book banned by an all-white Pennsylania school board is by a non-white author Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Biden's Vietnam and his blackmail nightmare in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Truth, injustice, and the American chocolate bar, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

wikipedia Someone at the NRA has been quietly editing Holocaust Denial articles on Wikipedia Thom Dunn

History Restored video of High Street in Marseille, France in 1896 Mark Frauenfelder

politics Manafort lied about contacts with Russia and Trump, Mueller says in memo Xeni Jardin

homophobia After the Boy Scouts opens up to trans kids, queer kids and girls, the Mormons severed their 105-year relationship to scouting Cory Doctorow

usausausa Senator Bob Corker owed $120.5M when he was elected; now he's worth $69M Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Medusa's Web: Tim Powers is the Philip K Dick of our age Cory Doctorow

writing The story of magic: how narrative destroys conjurers' effects, or elevates them to transcendence Cory Doctorow

Space Ridley Scott's revenge? Michael Borys

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Eat the Rude: Hannibal Lecter meets the 99% Mark Dery