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Climate change has likely already affected global food production ~enviro climate change Article 7095 words 5 votes
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Broken people, broken worlds: Thoughts on The Last of Us Part II ~games Article 5350 words, published Jun 29 2020 3 votes
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Top-tier international cricket resumes after the COVID-19 hiatus with an England vs West Indies test at Southampton ~sports cricket.test Article 3755 words 6 votes
Trump, Twitter, Facebook, and the future of online speech - The debate over censorship and Section 230 is thorny, contentious, and, above all, outdated ~tech social media facebook Article 4674 words 8 votes
The twenty-five best movies of 2020 (so far) ~movies Article 4487 words, published Jun 30 2020 9 votes
De-escalating social media conflict: Admitting mistakes ~tech social media Article 3392 words 12 votes
A highly contagious, often lethal rabbit virus arrives in the United States ~science biology Article 4828 words 9 votes
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Anti-algorithmic music: How Bandcamp is helping artists beat the odds ~music Article 3097 words 15 votes
The Republican choice: How the GOP chose to spend five decades making itself the white voter's party ~misc politics Article 6512 words 21 votes
COVID-19 pandemic timeline—How the coronavirus started, spread and stalled life in New Zealand ~health Link 3 votes