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books 'To Be Taught, If Fortunate' is a touching novella by Becky Chambers Jason Weisberger

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow

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law In a huge win for open data, Congress passes the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Government Data Act Cory Doctorow

corruption A pair of leaked powerpoints reveal the earliest-known evidence of the Republican gerrymandering plan that gave us Trump Cory Doctorow

web theory David Byrne: The secret appeal of technology is that it takes away the need to talk to people Cory Doctorow

politics 'Kill the Bill,' shout protesters as U.S. Senate votes on starting GOP health bill debate Xeni Jardin

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archaeology Could secret chambers discovered in King Tut's tomb unlock Nefertiti's mysteries? David Pescovitz

egypt King Tut had chronic medical problems, but his beard falling off wasn't one of them Rob Beschizza

ancient Egypt Scan indicates hidden chamber in King Tut's tomb Rob Beschizza

Business Son of Dieselgate: second line of VWs may have used "defeat devices" Cory Doctorow

ancient Egypt Secret chambers found in King Tut's tomb, say archaeologists Rob Beschizza

war America's broken promise to veterans who survived race-based chemical weapons testing in WWII Xeni Jardin

offworld You'll want to poke this doomsday device Leigh Alexander

Star Trek Phase II ups the ante on authenticity Daniel DeFabio

rats The Rat King: On the Fascinations (and Revulsions) of Rattus Mark Dery

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