web theory Saying the Internet makes librarians obsolete is like saying the plague makes doctors obsolete Cory Doctorow

youtube Max Fosh entered a nine-year-old into a roast battle Grant St. Clair

anti-knock Trump's answer to high gas prices is socialism with patriotic branding Jason Weisberger

movies Lord Humungus actor Kjell Nilsson dead at 76 Séamus Bellamy

Games The age of physical games begins to come to a close as PlayStation discontinues discs Grant St. Clair

History The myth that Catherine the Great died having sex with a horse, debunked Ellsworth Toohey

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television The Sopranos is finally getting a 4K box set Grant St. Clair

failures Trump's "Great American" state fair opens with busted rides and a cow named Melania Jason Weisberger

Games Call of Duty shrugs, reheats its leftovers with Black Ops remaster Grant St. Clair

movies Shrek 5 sure looks like another Shrek movie Grant St. Clair

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

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trump Stars ditch Trump's "Freedom 250" concert series after they realize he's behind it Rob Beschizza

podcasts A murderer's daughter listened to a podcast about her dad and got physically sick Mark Frauenfelder

books New biography captures Doonesbury's 50-year sweep of American life Ruben Bolling

movies Critics like being in the Backrooms Rob Beschizza

bad idea Starbucks Korea chose "Tank Day" for the anniversary of a massacre Jason Weisberger

crime Nebraska dog shoots woman at convenience store Rob Beschizza

data breach Trump Mobile data breach may affect far more than its own customers Séamus Bellamy