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Business Facebook to launch 'Patreon killer' that grabs 30% of fan money vs. Patreon's 5% Xeni Jardin

crowdfunding Patreon decides not to change fee structure: "We messed up" Rob Beschizza

Business The point of Patreon isn't how many people earn a full-time living, it's how much of the money from art goes to artists Cory Doctorow

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youtube How crowdfunding helps haters profit from harassment Jay Allen

cartoons Baby bird or velociraptor? Check out this helpful comic to be sure Gail Sherman

politics "Gold" junk in White House is "Car Dealership Rococo" Rob Beschizza

music Oddly catchy remix of Hootie & the Blowfish singing to The Smiths' music (video) Allan Rose Hill

Tom The Dancing Bug Tom the Dancing Bug: Bad Fetus, in "Fetal Firepower" Ruben Bolling

Tom The Dancing Bug Tom the Dancing Bug: God-Man, in "Paradoxer Solved!" Ruben Bolling

gadgets Ruined 1993 Thinkpad tablet lovingly restored Rob Beschizza

Games Sony blew $400m on a flop game it reportedly thought was the next Star Wars Rob Beschizza

1980s 80 songs from the 80s, performed by members of Magnetic Fields, TMBG, and more Thom Dunn

vintage "How to Get Gonorrhea": A trip through 1974's most surreal sex ed filmstrip Popkin

maps Interactive map of U.S. road fatalities in the 21st century Rob Beschizza

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