china Chinese spies attempted to compromise 4,000 French citizens on LinkedIn Seamus Bellamy

language AP's how-to-use-hyphens-wisely guide causes consternation among pedants Cory Doctorow

tabloids Royal scandals and the Obamas divorce, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

gwot Big Tech is deleting evidence needed to prosecute war crimes, and governments want them to do more of it Cory Doctorow

human rights Leaked, "highly classified" French report shows that the slaughter in Yemen depends on US support Cory Doctorow

politics Sheryl Sandberg ordered Facebook staff to investigate George Soros after he gave THIS speech (READ IT) Xeni Jardin

art This AI-generated portrait just sold at auction for $432K, but not without controversy Rusty Blazenhoff

movies Stanley Kubrick explains the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey Mark Frauenfelder

News Trump-Putin in Helsinki: Transcript and Video Xeni Jardin

filmmaking Kubrick explains the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey in rare video clip Gareth Branwyn

late stage capitalism World Bank recommends that countries eliminate minimum wage, dismantle wrongful dismissal rules and contractual protections for workers Cory Doctorow

fake news How a killer fled the FBI with a condom and hair remover, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

interviews Interview with Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz Lisa Rein

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picks Why is Trump so silent on French election hacking? Xeni Jardin

politics Germany, France and the UK are moving the EU to continuous, unaccountable, warrantless mass surveillance Cory Doctorow

Health Care The current state of American healthcare Matthew B.J. Delaney

beatles A song composed by artificial intelligence in the style of the Beatles Mark Frauenfelder

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