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Funny Gary Larson quietly brings back 'The Far Side' after 25 years away Andrea James

surveillance What you need to know about police drone surveillance at protests against police brutality Thom Dunn

free speech Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus Baseball stadium invites dancing robots to mask eerie emptiness during game Carla Sinclair

models Artist creates cool models of postapocalyptic levitating homes Andrea James

black lives matter "Promissory Note" marries MLK's moving words with music and imagery Andrea James

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

science fiction New edition of Cory Doctorow's Little Brother/Homeland with intro by Edward Snowden Mark Frauenfelder

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