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books Edward Gorey's new book reviewed by Mark Dery David Pescovitz

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Gadgets Relive the golden age of writing with these leather notebooks and journals Boing Boing's Shop

happy mutants Radicalized is a Canada Reads finalist, will be a graphic novel, and is eligible for the Hugo Award! Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Wework, Uber, Lyft, Netflix, Bird, Amazon: late-stage capitalism is all about money-losing predatory pricing aimed at creating monopolies Cory Doctorow

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makers Interview with Dan Shapiro, creator of the Glowforge laser cutter Mark Frauenfelder

memoirs Strange Cures is a compulsively readable memoir by musician/magician Rob Zabrecky Mark Frauenfelder

machine learning Computerphile explains the fascinating AI storyteller, GPT-2 Mark Frauenfelder

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

biographies Creator of Zippy the Pinhead writes a fantastic comic book biography of Schlitzie the Pinhead Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Writer's block? These literate apps have got it hacked Boing Boing's Shop

Business The Curse of Bigness: Tim Wu channels Brandeis on Big Tech (and Big Everything Else) Cory Doctorow

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