video The Hateful Eight's homage to The Thing: shots compared Andrea James

television Every economics segment on the (British) news Rob Beschizza

music Anthony Hopkins performing Chopin for the benefit of his cat, Niblo Rob Beschizza

happy mutants The Canadian government has released the surprisingly sensible results of its extensive, year-long review of copyright law Michael Geist

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NSFW Line of Beauty: stunning biography of fantasy artist Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

art Painting reveals interior of Bruegel's Tower of Babel Rob Beschizza

science fiction Sorry, David Lynch's Dune sucks (or does it?) Rob Beschizza

music Dan Golding's brilliant response to the Marvel soundtrack originality debate Andrea James

art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

offworld Weird dinosaurs, haberdashery and second-kills Leigh Alexander

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