Joseph Menn’s “Cult of the Dead Cow” is a narrative history of a group of hackers who went from apolitical hobbyists to security advisers for the world’s most powerful institutions.
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Panic is having less than 5 unread books on the nightstand.
Joseph Menn’s “Cult of the Dead Cow” is a narrative history of a group of hackers who went from apolitical hobbyists to security advisers for the world’s most powerful institutions.
Source: NYT > Books
This year’s spelling Olympics has ended (with eight winners!) but you can still feel the stress in this sampling of books and movies.
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Patrick McGilligan’s “Funny Man” is a comprehensive biography of Mel Brooks and also a portrait of a recent era in American show business.
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New York University has canceled a scheduled course by former New Yorker fact-checker Talia Lavin, who smeared an ICE Agent as a Nazi based incorrectly on the disabled veteran’s unit tattoo. The class, “Reporting on the Far Right,” was canceled after only two students enrolled.
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Venezuelans living near the Colombian capital of Bogotá have received numerous anonymous death threats promising to “cleanse” them from society, the Colombian Center for Research and Popular Education reported Thursday.
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