censorship Church of England refuses to allow foreign language on a gravestone, calling it a "political statement" Thom Dunn

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language A fascinating map of the most spoken languages in every US state besides English and Spanish Thom Dunn

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politics Tibetan man gets five years in prison for speaking about his native language Seamus Bellamy

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guns A fascinating computer analysis of the linguistic context around the 2nd Amendment Thom Dunn

music Interview with musician and artist Genesis P-Orridge Sarina Sinclair and Case Esparros with Kane Lafia

poetry Ferlinghetti's prescient poem, "Pity the Nation," describes actual SOTU, 2020 Gareth Branwyn

authoritarianism Political journalist Omoyele Sowore arrested and tortured under Nigeria's overbroad "cyberstalking" law Cindy Cohn

Confederate States of America Pinterest and The Knot pressured to stop romanticizing former slave plantations as "romantic" wedding venues Mark Frauenfelder

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Business Felony Contempt of Business Model: Lexmark's anti-competitive legacy Cory Doctorow

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late stage capitalism A self-appointed wing of the American judicial system is about to make it much harder to fight terms of service Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Read the source code for every classic Infocom text-adventure game! Cory Doctorow