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mondo 2000 San Francisco, June 7: Celebrate the cyberculture with Mondo 2000's RU Sirius, Mark Pauline, Cintra Wilson, Rudy Rucker, Cindy Cohn, and phriendz David Pescovitz

Republican AGs abhorrent predilection for pregnant teens Jason Weisberger

pandemics Four more cats die from H5N1 as new report calls evidence for efficient mammal-to-mammal transmission "unprecedented" Jennifer Sandlin

music Listen to your favorite songs, forever, on the Eternal Jukebox Jennifer Sandlin

Internet The new rise and fall of .TK domain names Thom Dunn

girl scouts You can help decide the next Girl Scout Cookie Mascot: will it be a bison, ferret, bat, or mountain goat? Jennifer Sandlin

hawaii Adventurer to set sail from Sausalito to Hawaii in hand-built reed boat Rusty Blazenhoff

music The Swedish rock album that came with a supplemental reading list Elías Villoro

Food Deep-fried Goo Goo clusters and oysters on a stick — a celebration of fair food Jennifer Sandlin

law Idaho man charged with cannibalism Rob Beschizza

History Charles Bennett's tiny typewriter Rob Beschizza

climate change Last year's lockdowns reduced carbon emissions. This year's wildfires undid all that. Thom Dunn

kickstarter This new tabletop RPG by Native designers shows what an uncolonized North America might look like Thom Dunn

knife My new brisket trimming knife Jason Weisberger

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein's prison confession, the world's most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Business Genetic genealogy company Gedmatch acquired by company with ties to FBI & law enforcement—why you should be worried Jennifer Lynch

trump PAC for private prison giant that builds ICE 'detention centers' gave money to these 50 lawmakers Xeni Jardin

law California set to legalize eating roadkill Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow