Seven years, 60 countries, 935 internet shutdowns: How authoritarian regimes found an off switch for dissent.
restofworld.orgFew genres are more preposterous than the locked room mystery. The premises are absurd and plot solutions ridiculous—but still I keep on reading.
tedgioia.substack.comThe story of ‘Teletubbies’ is anything but innocent
melmagazine.comScandal, conspiracy, and cover-ups in the theft of the “Irish Crown Jewels” from Dublin Castle.
atlasobscura.comOut Run hit arcades 35 years ago this month. Its influence is still being felt on consoles, in music, and in movies
wired.co.ukThe internet has ingrained itself into every aspect of our lives, but there’s one aspect of the digital world that I bet you take for granted. When a co-worker casually asked me why links are blue, I was stumped.
blog.mozilla.orgThe structure of many jokes today bear a striking resemblance to their ancient counterparts, and many modern comedies mine character traits that are very similar to the popular stock types of ancient comedy.
antigonejournal.comDwarf Fortress is one of those oddball passion projects that’s broken into Internet consciousness.
stackoverflow.blogLate last spring, a strange, beguiling novel began arriving, in installments, in the mail. Who had written it?
newyorker.comMost romances today have deep digital footprints. This one didn’t — and to the state, that was a problem.
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