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school libraries Book-ban advocates gnash teeth over Utah school Bible removal Mark Frauenfelder

Food Inventor of Chicken Tikka Masala dies Rob Beschizza

trump Right-wing Washington Examiner dumps Trump: "Trump 3.0 is a changed man — he's now a loser" Mark Frauenfelder

tattoos New York City bill would outlaw discrimination against tattooed people David Pescovitz

books Grant Morrison's new novel Luda is overwhelmingly fabulous Thom Dunn

art Dirty Pictures is a riveting look at the raunchy history of underground comix Thom Dunn

cool Cool died with Joan Didion Rob Beschizza

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politics Beach Week (2018), a film by the Coen Brothers Rob Beschizza

censorship China announces crackdown on ASMR videos as pornographic Cory Doctorow

Science Swearing associated with honesty, say scientists Rob Beschizza

uk 1.278 million Britons petition Parliament to block Trump's state visit, but Theresa May refuses (so far) Cory Doctorow

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art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

art 16 cartoonists who changed the world Monte Beauchamp