illustration RIP Barbara Remington, illustrator of 60s paperback editions of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” Mark Frauenfelder
books Tolkien’s Lobelia Sackville-Baggins is probably a misogynist satire of women's rights campaigner Victoria Sackville-West Cory Doctorow
music The Internet Archive has recovered 500,000+ of the 50,000,000 songs Myspace "accidentally" deleted during a server migration Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Evermore: a LARP themepark, elaborately themed and filled with costumed actors Jeremy Putnam
recommended reading 21 famous books you don't have to read (and recommendations for better books) Mark Frauenfelder
security Cryptocurrency-mining malware spotted on more than 4200 sites including UK, US, and Australian government sites Cory Doctorow
science fiction To do in San Francisco Jan 28: Kim Stanley Robinson and Cecelia Holland at SF in SF Cory Doctorow
religion The Cheesecake Factory has bankrolled a huge temple in an unincorporated California town Cory Doctorow
