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languages Woman speaking Shaetlan Rob Beschizza
language A fascinating map of the most spoken languages in every US state besides English and Spanish Thom Dunn
History At the chemist’s: recording of a 1930s conversation in England Rob Beschizza
happy mutants Because Internet: the new linguistics of informal English Cory Doctorow
media The British press used to be amazingly homophobic, and the backsliding has begun Rob Beschizza
detroit Detroit charter school salutatorians use their graduation speeches to condemn their school for putting profits before kids Cory Doctorow
article 13 Study that claimed majority of Copyright Directive opposition came from the US assumed all English-language tweets came from Washington, DC Cory Doctorow
book reviews To Read Aloud is a portal straight to that Middle Earth where magic happens Ferdinando Buscema
siberia A trip to Siberia inspired "Madness Treads Lightly" Polina Dashkova
fanac The Rocky Horror Picture Show and four decades of queer sci fi punk Evan J. Peterson
music Prophets of Rage play Cleveland RNC, kick off 'Make America Rage Again' tour in 35 U.S. cities Maureen Herman
picks How would you explain the difference between war and terrorism to a space alien? Barry Eisler
media CIA recruited a hooker to kill Scalia: National Enquirer Peter Sheridan
Kids Teaching students at a Co-Op City public school to make pollution-fighting robots Lee Hollman
books Kurt Vonnegut's 8 rules for writing with style David Pescovitz
Kids Making while brown: Texas schoolchild arrested for bringing homemade clock to school UPDATED Cory Doctorow
Delightful Creatures It's cicada season – hear them roar Richard Kaufman
Business Getting rid of EU territorial restrictions is good for minority languages and creators Cory Doctorow