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music Listen to this compelling mash-up of 50 songs from 1979 David Pescovitz

law Bizarre story of a millionaire hacker's secret tunnel system and a tragic death Rob Beschizza

usausausa Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Cory Doctorow

Technology US Air Force proposal: pause the Earth's rotation so nukes would miss targets David Pescovitz

Business Facebook de-platforms 4 Myanmar armed groups. Military behind Rohingya abuse didn't like them either. Xeni Jardin

Copyfight Happy Public Domain day: for real, for the first time in 20 years! Cory Doctorow

music Do you remember the 21st night of September? David Pescovitz

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

detroit More than 5,000 Detroiters sing Allee Willis' love song to the city Rusty Blazenhoff

music Here's the Ozzy-Earth Wind and Fire mashup you never knew you needed Andrea James

books The best young adult literature from 1967 Joshua Glenn

camping Man camped at Turkmenistan's "Door to Hell" and shot video of it Rob Beschizza

Games The 20 games you shouldn't miss in 2016 Brandon Boyer

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