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Sex Understanding the neuroscience of pleasure Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids The Queen’s worst nightmare, Prince Andrew jailed, and Royal cosmetic surgery exposed in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

da boids Do you recognize the infamous birds this artist is drawing for Inktober? John Struan

eff A cycle of renewal, broken: How Big Tech and Big Media abuse copyright law to slay competition Cory Doctorow

Business Adblocking: How about nah? Cory Doctorow

trump Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein's curious connection Xeni Jardin

china How China ingests and adapts western culture Cory Doctorow

police brutality Harrowing video shows New Jersey cops beating up pinned teen Rob Beschizza

putin Russian agent Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in prison Xeni Jardin

donald trump Trump to armed border agents: “If judges give you trouble, say, 'Sorry, judge, I can't do it.'” Xeni Jardin

music THE BUREAU: Part Six, The History of Telepathic Infant-Based Mind Control of U.S. Presidents Ethan Persoff

police St Louis cops indicted for beating up a "protester" who turned out to be an undercover cop Cory Doctorow

politics Trump ordering military to occupy US-Mexico border through Christmas Xeni Jardin

music THE BUREAU: Part Five, "The President Has Been Shot!" — with an RF Nomad Shortwave Radio Receiver Ethan Persoff

facial recognition A Nest doorbell locks door when it confuses homeowner with his Batman shirt Carla Sinclair

homelessness Duplicitous Catholic Bishop buys $2.3 million home with church funds after pleading for parishioners to help the homeless Seamus Bellamy

art Comic book art being auctioned off for a great cause Seamus Bellamy

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

surveillance Cops have a secret, unaccountable system for tracking you by your cellphone, and they abuse it like crazy Cory Doctorow