sheep Huxley went from being a "depressed ram" to "the happiest boy" after being rescued from a zoo Jennifer Sandlin

music Harold Budd, pioneering ambient composer, RIP David Pescovitz

tabloids Kenny Rogers' body is missing in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

security Computer historians crack passwords of Unix's early pioneers Cory Doctorow

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uber Interview with author of Super Pumped, an expose of Uber's chaotic inner circle Mark Frauenfelder

psychology Eminent psychologists condemn "emotion detection" systems as being grounded in junk science Cory Doctorow

usausausa Monopoly capitalism destroyed American black businesses, which provided safe employment for civil rights activists Cory Doctorow

twitter Twitter killing Vine video service makes the internet worse Rob Beschizza

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comedy A Conversation with John Cleese Ethan Gilsdorf