happy mutants Thanks to an article about why science fiction great John M Ford's books are out of print, they're coming back Cory Doctorow

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white supremacists Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit Thom Dunn

Science Fauci: US government announced funding of three vaccine trials, on track for scale by end of the year/early 2021 David Pescovitz

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Science Maybe the coronavirus emanated from a China research lab after all, say US and UK intelligence Xeni Jardin

attack ads Anti-Trump Conservative PAC launches a brutal attack ad against Arizona Senator Martha McSally Thom Dunn

books How to read long, difficult books Cory Doctorow

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tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon’s murder, and William Shatner’s talking horses in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

canada Canada's infrastructure was once cheap and effective to build. Now, it's a titanic transfer from taxpayers to the world's biggest businesses and investors Rosemary Frei

movies Actor Danny Aiello has died at 86 Xeni Jardin

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Entertainment Apple's "Snowbrawl" commercial is by the director of John Wick and Deadpool 2 John Struan

corruption South Carolina's magistrate judges are a clown-car of corrupt cronies, but they get to put people in jail Cory Doctorow

canada Announcing the winners of Sense About Science's 2019 Maddox Prize Cory Doctorow