zombies Two more planes full of sick people land in the United States bringing the zombie apocalypse one step closer Seamus Bellamy

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Science A deep dive into how parasites hijack our behavior and how we evolved to resist them Cory Doctorow

happy mutants A free book of science fiction from around the world about climate change, introduced by Kim Stanley Robinson Cory Doctorow

brexit Parliament to vote on Brexit today Rob Beschizza

fake news Michael Jackson is alive, Elvis is haunting Wayne Newton, and Sean Hannity’s secrets are revealed, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

books Less than Human, More than Human Jasmina Tesanovic

web theory A (flawed) troll-detection tool maps America's most and least toxic places Cory Doctorow

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

happy mutants It’s about Time: Reading Steampunk’s Rise and Roots Rachel A. Bowser and Brian Croxall

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health Siberian heat wave unleashes deadly 'zombie anthrax' outbreak Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Jughead: Zdarsky's reboot is funny, fannish, and freaky Cory Doctorow

uk Happy Chilcot Day (A Fairy Story) Charlie Fletcher

art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

offworld Meet the secret new horror mistress of video games Leigh Alexander

offworld Black characters in video games must be more than stereotypes of the inhuman Sidney Fussell

offworld War without tears Maxwell Neely-Cohen

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