Nature vs. future.

Arizona's outgoing governor is pressing forward with a scheme to erect hundreds of shipping containers topped with razor wire along the state's border with Mexico. / Associated Press

US legal experts on how free speech can be modified to punish lying—or at the very least curtail the country's descent into semi-fascism. / Intelligencer

See also: How mercenary spyware threatens democracy. / Foreign Affairs

Junior ROTC courses are supposed to be optional, yet some American high schools are trying to make them mandatory. / The New York Times

"Good anti-rich satire can still be made today, it's just unlikely to be found in a major studio blockbuster." / The Face

See also: Translation of a New York Times' real estate article for those living without a trust fund. / McSweeney's

Ignored by the medical community when they were younger, a new generation of patient-researchers are dedicated to understanding Ehlers-Danlos syndromes. / STAT

EVs could spell the end of AM radio: The cars' electromagnetic interference disrupts AM signals and adds a high-frequency hum. / The New York Times

Citing an "unprecedented" number of fake tickets, Ticketmaster canceled hundreds of legitimate tickets to Bad Bunny's sold-out Mexico City show this weekend. / Pitchfork

See also: Yes, Ticketmaster is terrible, but the math on their terrible fees still makes for interesting reading. / The Hustle

More from John Warner on AI's threat to creative writing: "If an algorithm is the death of high school English, maybe that's an OK thing." / Biblioracle

There's a fragrance inspired by The Shining's Room 237—it has a "soapy-green scent." / Boing Boing

"They recognized genius when they heard it." The history of the Buns of Steel VHS phenomenon. / Slate

A new photo book chronicles the LAN gaming parties of the late 1990s and early 2000s. / Volume


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