AI The worst thing about deepfakes is that we know about them Thom Dunn

books Charles Stross's "Dark State": transdimensional, nuclear-tipped mutually assured destruction by way of a first-rate spy novel Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Science fiction and the law: beyond mere courtroom drama Cory Doctorow

interviews Interview with Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz Lisa Rein

television Would you kill to stop an asteroid panic? I asked the creators of Salvation Mark Frauenfelder

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

Copyfight European Commission wants to break the web, give publishers the right to charge for inbound links Cory Doctorow

politics Understanding American authoritarianism Cory Doctorow

Self-Dissection: a conversation with satirical English author Will Self Mark Dery

graphic novels Here is Richard McGuire's epic of time Patrick Lohier