Business After shutting down to protect user privacy, Lavabit rises from the dead Cory Doctorow

transparency EFF battles misleading, sloppy, secret FBI warrants aimed at the Internet Archive and CREDO Cory Doctorow

News Leaked FBI documents reveal secret rules for spying on journalists with National Security Letters Trevor Timm

surveillance Reddit's Warrant Canary just died Cory Doctorow

law For the first time ever, a judge has invalidated a secret Patriot Act warrant Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Librarians: privacy's champions Cory Doctorow

History A 14-year-old Japanese sailor drifted across the Pacific for 14 months and could never go home Ellsworth Toohey

mistakes College president suggests graduates "put a quick end" to themselves in commencement speech Rob Beschizza

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

Francis Cadell painting bought for $100 in thrift store fetches more than $250,000 at auction Rob Beschizza

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art Poster of The Birds of Palestine Rob Beschizza

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erased by racism Jack Daniel's sold a preacher story and buried the enslaved distiller Jason Weisberger

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gadgets Lenovo's pretty Yoga all-in-one costs a pretty penny Rob Beschizza

Games Helldivers crosses over with Warhammer for satire squared Grant St. Clair