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Orphan Black's penultimate episode has a lot of mommy issues [TV recap S2E9] Caroline Siede reviews the latest episode of BBC America's clone drama My enjoyment of Orphan Black's twisty plotting is based on the assumption that the showrunners have a plan. Read the rest... Last Unicorn clothes Zack writes, "From the horse's mouth, so to speak (read: author Peter S. Beagle): A line of clothes based on Beagle's classic fantasy novel, memorably adapted as a 1982 animated film and an IDW graphic novel. Read the rest... Anti-drone clothing that prevents thermal imaging The Privacy Gift Shop's Stealth Wear line is comprised of garments that stop you from being thermally imaged by drones. It comes in burqa ($2500), hijab ($550), and hoodie ($350). Read the rest... FCC Chairman's competition promise means nothing Cable lobbyist turned FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has tried to "balance" his attempt to nuke Net Neutrality by promising to override state laws that prohibit cities from setting up their own broadband networks. Read the rest... T-Mobile: your dead dad's active phone will let you stay in touch Robert, a Consumerist reader, called up T-Mobile to close his dead father's cellular account; the rep suggested that he should keep paying for it so he could listen to his dad's voice on the voicemail message whenever he wanted. Read the rest... Erotic fiction written by a privacy-conscious author Mallory Ortberg (who created the excellent Squicked out alien describes human sex story) has done it again with Erotica Written By Someone With An Appropriate Sense of Privacy. Read the rest... Toilet paper wedding dress Susan Brennan won the $10,000 first prize in a toilet paper wedding dress contest where the entire garment had to be constructed only from toilet paper, glue, and tape (or it can be sewn). Read the rest... Liz McGrath's customized toy robot The inimitable Liz McGrath created "Minerva," a recycled toy robot, for the "World's Greatest ONE of ONE Custom Toy Show" curated by KMNDZ opening tonight at the dA Center for the Arts in Pomona, California. Read the rest... Court finds full-book scanning is fair use The Hathi Trust has won another important victory in its court battles against the Authors Guild over the right of academic libraries to scan books under the banner of fair use. Read the rest... bell hooks feminist auto-responder for creepy guys If a creepy dude is insistently demanding your phone number and you want to get rid of him with style, why not give him feminist phone intervention number (+l-669-221-6251). Read the rest... Atheism remains least-trusted characteristic in American politics A Pew Study from last month found that atheism remain the most untrusted attribute in American politicians, although the degree of animosity has declined from 63% in 2007 to 53% in 2014. Read the rest... Pesco speaking at WebVisions Barcelona on June 21 I'm thrilled to be speaking about the intersection of science, art, and magic on Saturday, June 21, at the WebVisions Barcelona conference taking place 6/19 - 6/21! Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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