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science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

Gadgets Finally, skincare for men that isn't complicated Boing Boing's Shop

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Comic Books Talking Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics with Visionary Comic Book Creator Tom Scioli Jeffery Klaehn

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Science Undersea telescope seeks out dark matter David Pescovitz

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travel My life on the road: Morocco Seamus Bellamy

Entertainment The history of the Darksaber as explained by Starwars.com Jason Weisberger

radiation There's a new radiation-eating fungus strand growing at Chernobyl Thom Dunn

This is (allegedly) the original Star Wars Episode IX plot by Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly David Pescovitz

Science We need a "science of the night" David Pescovitz

christ what an asshole New Hampshire state Rep John Potucek kills Right to Repair bill: "cellphones are throwaways…just get a new one" Cory Doctorow

black tea PG Tips 'Extra Strong' is a perfectly drinkable strong black tea Jason Weisberger

books "The Grand Dark": Kadrey's latest is a noir, dieselpunk masterpiece that's timely as hell Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Dancing in the dark at Kathe Koja's DARK FACTORY Kathe Koja

music Video for Patti Smith's gorgeous tribute to avant-garde poet/dramatist Antonin Artaud David Pescovitz

trump Trump wants a goth brutalist border wall with black spikes (no, really) Xeni Jardin

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder