dark enlightenment Forget the Tea Party: the future of the right is weird as hell Rob Beschizza

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Primary Sludge: "close fiction" from German utopian writer Sina Kamala Kaufmann Sina Kamala Kaufmann

happy mutants Annalee Newitz's "Future of Another Timeline": like Handmaid's Tale meets Hitchhiker's Guide Cory Doctorow

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Business What it's like to be a woman reporter on a cryptocurrency cruise where nearly all the other women are sex-workers Cory Doctorow

History Man arrested while attempting to destroy the Magna Carta Rob Beschizza

Incredibly Interesting Authors Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump Mark Frauenfelder

language Reviving the Independence of Cyberspace Sean O'Brien

happy mutants William Gibson interviewed: Archangel, the Jackpot, and the instantly commodifiable dreamtime of industrial societies Cory Doctorow

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

books Timeline: a visual history of our world Wink

Dungeons and Dragons Out of the Abyss, the new D&D adventure, is Alice in Wonderland meets Diablo Jason Louv

steve jobs Who exactly is the audience for the Steve Jobs movie? Rob Beschizza

offworld The other side of Braid Liz Ryerson

fnord Satan’s Superbowl halftime show Peter Bebergal

politics A beginner's guide to the Redpill Right Jay Allen

surrealism Nerval's Lobster: Is walking a crustacean any more ridiculous than a dog? Mark Dery