Category Archives: Popular Culture

Facebook’s “Fact Checking”

You’ll be as shocked as I am to learn that it’s one sided. I wonder if all this social-media censorship will revivify the blogosphere?

[Thursday afternoon update]

Facebook’s algorithm removed the text of the Declaration of Independence as “hate speech.” Because of course it did. I mean, Jefferson was a slaveholder.

Harlan Ellison

RIP.

In addition to the books and short stories, he wrote some Twilight Zone episodes, and Star Trek.

Buzz

Emilee Speck got the court documents. As someone who’s known them all for years, this is very sad.

[Afternoon update]

Here’s a statement from Christina:

[Wednesday-morning update]

Here’s the latest, from Chris Davenport.

[Bumped]

[Late-morning update]

Marina Koren has more at The Atlantic.