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books Lost nearly had a completely different leader, who probably wouldn't have grown a beard Jamie Frevele

mistakes On anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, a call for blood in America Rob Beschizza
music Gil Scott-Heron explains "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" David Pescovitz
putin Putin just demonstrated how a leader can constitutionally lock himself into power forever Thom Dunn
china Hong Kong's #612strike uprising is alive to surveillance threats, but its countermeasures are woefully inadequate Cory Doctorow
surveillance Hong Kong's #612strike protest movement: a million strong, leaderless, wireless and smart as hell Cory Doctorow
authoritarianism The latest popular uprising in Hong Kong is fighting to keep Beijing from dragging dissidents to mainland China Cory Doctorow
picks Turkey: Military junta takes over CNN Turk studios, but broadcast continues and it's surreal Xeni Jardin
Entertainment The Lone Gunmen returning to The X-Files David Pescovitz
music Gil Scott-Heron, before "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" David Pescovitz
art 16 cartoonists who changed the world Monte Beauchamp
Gadgets The Headset Revolution will be a blizzard of conflicting realities—if it happens, that is Jason Louv
Resurrecting the Dead: what did Jane Austen look like? Linda Rodriguez
politics Venezuela: 'After being promised paradise we are living in a nightmare.' Guido D. Núñez-Mujica
promoted Gweek 104: Andy Ihnatko and Joshua Glenn Mark Frauenfelder
Art and Design In memoriam: Gil Scott-Heron, "The People's Poet" Xeni Jardin
News Inside Saif Gadaffi's squatted London mansion, reclaimed by Libyan exiles Cory Doctorow
politics Egypt: Dance Dance Revolution (big photo gallery) Xeni Jardin
Weird 2013: Or, What to Do When the Apocalypse Doesn’t Arrive David Pescovitz
Boing Boing Video Notes @BBVBOX: recent guest-tweeted web video picks (boingboingvideo.com) Xeni Jardin