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google After the passage of the EU Copyright Directive, Google nukes Google News France Cory Doctorow

health Sleuths discover the source of $28m in dark money lobbying in favor of emergency room "surprise bills": private equity firms that own doctors' practices Cory Doctorow

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History The real reason people in old photos are almost never smiling David Pescovitz

makers Thinking back on the special magic of Make: and Maker Faire Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets What the crowd made of Apple's $1000 monitor stand Rob Beschizza

Comic Books The Book of Weirdo – a history of the greatest magazine ever published Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Original fan art celebrating Peter Tieryas' “Mecha Samurai Empire” Peter Tieryas

History Legendary cultural icon John Law to speak on 'How Everything Started in San Francisco' Rusty Blazenhoff

language Reviving the Independence of Cyberspace Sean O'Brien

angry birds Giant swan shows dog who is boss / Condor snuggles with a man Mark Frauenfelder

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happy mutants Listen up: you really owe it to yourself to read 15 Vlad Taltos novels, seriously Cory Doctorow

History Eduard Khil, of Trololo fame, died five years ago Rob Beschizza