books Read an exclusive excerpt from "An Internet In Your Head: A New Paradigm For How The Brain Works " Thom Dunn

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exploitation films "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," co-written by Roger Ebert, now available on Internet Archive Mark Frauenfelder

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Audio Read this: a history of the MP3, arguing that it's more influential than vinyl Thom Dunn

UFOs Pentagon releases UFO footage Thom Dunn

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privacy Interoperability and Privacy: Squaring the Circle Cory Doctorow

Business Insiders claim that Google's internet-fixing Jigsaw is a toxic vanity project for its founder, where women keep a secret post-crying touchup kit in the bathroom Cory Doctorow

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uk The Chinafication of the internet continues as the UK proposes blocking any service that hosts "illegal" or "harmful" material Cory Doctorow

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