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speech People can hear your gesticulations Thom Dunn

libraries Virtual library tourism: visit 7 of the world's most beautiful libraries Gareth Branwyn

Business Ernst and Young subjected women employees to "training" about keeping the company's men happy Cory Doctorow

tv Picard trailer Rob Beschizza

politics It's time for a less compromising queer activism—and media Rob Beschizza

Business Male tech execs accused of sexual misconduct now getting second chances Xeni Jardin

millennials "Monopoly for Millennials" recommends playing in your parents' basement Gina Loukareas

Sex Emotional labor watch: "Closers" flirt on behalf of men who use Tinder Cory Doctorow

web theory Botcheck.me: a plugin that predicts whether a Twitter user is a bot Cory Doctorow

Kids Track weekly lava changes at a volcano with this helicopter diary Andrea James

Science World's oldest smiley face drawing found on a jug from 1700 BCE David Pescovitz

syria How a small group of geeks led the Syrian refugee surge David Pescovitz

smile A historian of "Positive Thinking" surrenders (almost) David Pescovitz

News #Dallas shooting: 11 police officers shot, 5 killed, 1 civilian injured. 2 shooters made bomb threat. Xeni Jardin

Business Black-hat hacker handles are often advertisements Cory Doctorow

True Crime The 10 most unsolvable unsolved disappearances James Renner

politics Extensive list of space opera cliches Cory Doctorow

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Book An interview with ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT on the occasion of the publication of THE CITY OF BLADES Boing Boing