FEMA to test 'Presidential Alert' system next week
“Experts expressed little concern that the wireless emergency alerts could be used for political purposes.” FEMA can’t track citizens wit... »
Russia's growing anti-Putin vanguard is young and fearless / Boing Boing
“[Russia's] opposition movements are dominated by teens and young adults born and raised in the Putin era, willing to remain in the stree... »
Korean "Uncle Services" lets you hire thugs to intimidate your kids' bullies / Boing Boing
Korean 'Uncle Service' lets you hire thugs to intimidate your kids' bullies »
No, Steve Bannon should not speak at your journalism conference. Here's why. / Boing Boing
No, Steve Bannon should not speak at your journalism conference. Here's why. @justinhendrix on @TheEconomist's shameful choice to proceed... »
Jian Ghomeshi in the New York Review of Books: We asked Ian Buruma why.
If you aren’t already fully angry about the Ghomeshi “personal essay,” read this extraordinarily sloppy, illogical, and contradictory def... »
robinsloan.com/proposal-for-a-book
“There is no book I could write -- no book anyone could write -- that could leap that chasm.” »
Pennsylvania to end prison book donations, forcing inmates onto pricey eBook platform / Boing Boing
Pennsylvania to end prison book donations, forcing inmates onto pricey eBook platform »