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art How a Black woman turned quilting into a surprisingly radical art form Thom Dunn

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art Art in the age of artifice Ferdinando Buscema

makers Teddy Ruxpin participates in Trump's impeachment trial David Pescovitz

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passings RIP Daniel Johnston 1961-2019 Case Esparros

security Information security and warfare metaphors: a toxic mix made in hell Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The magic theatre of High Weirdness Ferdinando Buscema

china How China ingests and adapts western culture Cory Doctorow

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Kids Chicago is demanding that children on bail wear private-sector ankle-cuffs with mics that can record them without their consent Cory Doctorow

happy mutants 2019 Hugo Award finalists announced Cory Doctorow

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art Carolee Schneemann, pioneering performance artist, RIP David Pescovitz

music Prodigy vocalist Keith Flint dead at 49 Rob Beschizza