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silicon valley What is "garbage language" and why is it so hard to avoid using? Thom Dunn

design Fantastic social justice hoodies and t-shirts featuring black activists and leaders David Pescovitz

privacy The answer to the Clearview AI scandal is better privacy laws, not anti-scraping laws Cory Doctorow

politics The Oligarch Game: use coin-tosses to demonstrate "winner take all" and its power to warp perceptions Cory Doctorow

Business Ernst and Young subjected women employees to "training" about keeping the company's men happy Cory Doctorow

Steampunk Steampunk nearly went mainstream, then nearly vanished Rob Beschizza

Copyfight Make the internet better by empowering users, not by demanding that platforms implement automated filters Cory Doctorow

art Delightful animation all about the clitoris David Pescovitz

law The TRUE Fees Act: legislative proposal to force cable/ISP companies to advertise the true cost of their services, inclusive of surcharges Cory Doctorow

no you shut up White supremacist hate groups find approval in Trump's words Jason Weisberger

music Lose your mind in this new track from Cosey Fanni Tutti (Throbbing Gristle, Chris & Cosey) David Pescovitz

Business Company tries four-day work-week, discovers only upsides Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Wall Street landlords are slumlords Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

occult Pam Grossman talks "waking the witch," empowerment, and the magic of art on Ultraculture Gareth Branwyn

LGBTQ New Jersey town paints crosswalks in bold Pride colors Rusty Blazenhoff

twitter sucks Nice Oscars commercial, Twitter — now how about doing something about misogyny on your platform? Mark Frauenfelder

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