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rona UK coronavirus death toll now worst in Europe Rob Beschizza

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novels Review: "The Nobody People" is like a literary X-Men novel for the Trump era Thom Dunn

finance "The People's Money": A crisp, simple, thorough explanation of how government spending is paid for Cory Doctorow

china Authenticating a video showing hundreds of kneeling people in shackles and blindfolds on a Chinese railroad platform Cory Doctorow

security Information security and warfare metaphors: a toxic mix made in hell Cory Doctorow

politics Trump hails Boris Johnson as "Britain Trump" Rob Beschizza

happiness Why Olympic bronze medalists are happier than silver medalists Mark Frauenfelder

racism Jewish human rights scholar: yes, America has built concentration camps Cory Doctorow

mistakes Witcher fans mad about set photos Rob Beschizza

Playdate, a tiny game console with a big pedigree Rob Beschizza

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mistakes Leaked Sonic the Hedgehog movie design looks like a dollar-store cereal mascot Rob Beschizza

uspoli Matt Taibbi on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs the US political establishment Cory Doctorow

Science Steganographically hiding secret messages in fake fingerprints Cory Doctorow

terms of service If you use Gmail, know that "human third parties" are reading your email Mark Frauenfelder

books John Perry Barlow's memoir, finished weeks before his death, is out Cory Doctorow

photography Photographer claims Stranger Things stole his storm cloud image David Pescovitz