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interviews An interview with legendary bass player Carol Kaye Gareth Branwyn

protests The student movements at the vanguard of Chile's protests are allied with former student leaders now serving in Congress Cory Doctorow

music What's cooler than being cool? Hundreds of musicians protesting ICE and Amazon Thom Dunn

books The Babysitter's Coven Cory Doctorow

security Information security and warfare metaphors: a toxic mix made in hell Cory Doctorow

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politics Consultant helps game developers not do stupid things such as decorate lava levels with Stars of David Rob Beschizza

lgbt YouTube totally blows it on response to Steven Crowder's hate channel Xeni Jardin

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Reviews Review: The Oneplus 6T is almost as nice as a flagship handset for a fraction of the price Seamus Bellamy

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

discrimination Nordstrom Rack falsely accuses 3 young black men of stealing and calls the cops on them Carla Sinclair

fake news JFK’s killer, Michael Jackson’s ghost, and Meghan Markle’s halibut, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

tv Check out Mrs. Brown's Boys Richard Kaufman

music Charles Manson was not a good songwriter Rob Beschizza