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Let’s All Stop Mindlessly Clicking and Sharing Zombie Links Amen. Sharp commentary based on what happened to Deadspin.
The Mavening of sports writing Another commentary on the Deadspin story. Essential is you want to know what ‘Mavening’ means.
How Toronto Reined In Big Tech A bit premature, perhaps. But it shows that some municipalities won’t allow themselves to be walked over by tech giants — in this case Google.
Biology is Eating the World: A Manifesto Comes from a well-known venture capitalist, so must be taken with a good helping of salt. But interesting nevertheless.
The four faces of Boris Johnson Player, gambler, Machiavelli or greased piglet, since you ask. From the Economist, if you please.