makers Mocking the $2,145 "couture Ikea bag" with awesome Ikea bag hacks Cory Doctorow

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Environment Eco-warrior chefs flee Sweden, leave 158 barrels of sh*t as parting gift Ellsworth Toohey

design A mysterious and important Ikea ad Rob Beschizza

movies AMC introduces foreign language films dubbed using A.I. Séamus Bellamy

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History Pirate Bay financier dies in plane crash Rob Beschizza

Technology Signal to leave Sweden if forced to create message backdoors Ellsworth Toohey

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Science Fancy science journal caught publishing nonsense term "vegetative electron microscopy," doubles down Ellsworth Toohey

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Technology Sweden begins construction of massive underground nuclear vault that will last 100,000 years Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment Scandinavia's top Christmas Eve show is a 1958 Disney cartoon special Ruben Bolling

music When you listen to Spotify, are you listening to ghost musicians? Ruben Bolling

Culture Spotify uses ghost artists to "shape listening behavior" and avoid paying real ones Rob Beschizza

This is the real face of a 400-year-old vampire woman Allan Rose Hill

robots Have you ever seen a robot play the cello? Jennifer Sandlin

politics A comprehensive guide to Donald Trump's malodorous offenses Jennifer Sandlin

music Actual human indicted for making millions off of AI music Thom Dunn

shipwreck Authorities forbid drinking ancient champagne found in shipwreck Rob Beschizza