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censorship Russia's fumbling, heavy-handed Telegram ban is a perfect parable about the modern internet's promise and peril Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Every NSFWpocalypse sends users to small, indie platforms, who are threatened by the same factors that make no-platforming practical Cory Doctorow
twitter UK Tories created a secret anti-Corbyn Twitter army, which promptly attacked Theresa May Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Daranide, a 1958 drug, used to be free – now it costs your insurer at least $109,500/year Cory Doctorow
Gadgets This Mac app lets you edit PDF files. Straightforward, yeah, but awesome. Boing Boing's Shop
happy mutants Edward Snowden provides vocals on a beautiful new Jean-Michel Jarre composition Cory Doctorow
canada Listen: making sense of the Trans Pacific Partnership, a Canadian election perspective Cory Doctorow
offworld I can't believe how much I like this visual novel about playing Starcraft 2 Laura Hudson
copyright Why copyright should not be infinite, in a nutshell Rob Beschizza
happy mutants Podcast: Effective Altriusm interview with the author of "Doing Good Better" Cory Doctorow
gift guide Zombicide will have you running for your life Wink
iia Naked and marooned for 60 days on a tiny island Mark Frauenfelder
"Transparent" and the transition in transgender media depictions Andrea James
art How accounting forced transparency on the aristocracy and changed the world Cory Doctorow
essays Lost and Found: Why Novelists Are Always Searching Rory Flynn
Entertainment Hannibal's design takes shape in 'Yakimono' [TV Recap, Season 2, Episode 7] Theresa DeLucci
Entertainment On Justified, Raylan helps protect an old friend [Recap, season 5 episode 2] K.M. McFarland
Space The Moon is terrifying, and that's why I love it Katy Levinson
Autistic gamers Rob Beschizza
History The Unbearable Lightness Of Being British Wystan Mayes