Leftovers

• Science

  • NYPost ☛ NASA releases gorgeous new photos of faraway galaxies to celebrate 35th anniversary of Hubble Telescope

    The photos capture both our neighboring planets and galaxies far, far away in a stunning release to celebrate one of NASA’s most resounding achievements.

  • Hackaday ☛ To See Within: Detecting X-Rays

    It’s amazing how quickly medical science made radiography one of its main diagnostic tools. Medicine had barely emerged from its Dark Age of bloodletting and the four humours when X-rays were discovered, and the realization that the internal structure of our bodies could cast shadows of this mysterious “X-Light” opened up diagnostic possibilities that went far beyond the educated guesswork and exploratory surgery doctors had relied on for centuries.

• Hardware

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ Russia on track to manufacture 28nm chips in domestic fabs by 2030, 19 years after tech first debuted

    Russia aims to begin local mass production of Elbrus-based CPUs using domestic 28nm-class process technology by 2030, despite sanctions, tool limitations, and talent shortages.

  • CNX Software ☛ Sony AS-DT1 tiny industrial LiDAR depth sensor can operate under bright conditions (up to 100,000 lux)

    Sony AS-DT1 is a tiny and precise LiDAR depth sensor, which the company claims is the world’s smallest at just 31 x 29 x 29mm and the world’s lightest at 50 grams compared to other solutions with a range of 10 meters or more. It is designed for applications such as drones for inspections and surveys, autonomous mobile robots, food service robots, and warehouse automation.

  • Tom's Hardware ☛ Gigabyte RTX 50-series GPUs reportedly prone to melting thermal gel issues

    Gigabyte uses special server-grade thermal gel for most of its RTX 50-series GPUs.

  • CNX Software ☛ SPARK Microsystems SR1120 UWB ultra-low-power transceiver delivers up to 41 Mbps throughput

    SPARK Microsystems SR1120 is the company’s second-generation ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless transceiver capable of up to 41 Mbps throughput at ultra-low power and up to 100 times lower power ranging than UWB competitors. The Canadian company also highlights the outperformance of their UWB solution over Bluetooth with the new SR1120 offering 40 times higher data rates than Bluetooth chips, while consuming 25 times less power than Bluetooth and offering 60 times lower latency.

• Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ 5 gov’t health inspectors accused of stealing food meant for tests were told to toss unused samples, court hears

    Five government health inspectors accused of stealing food meant for radiation tests were warned not to keep unused samples, a court has heard.

  • Science Alert ☛ Brown Rice Has More Arsenic Than White – Here's Why You Shouldn't Avoid It

    There's a bigger dietary danger.

• Proprietary

  • New York Times ☛ YouTube Turns 20: From ‘Lazy Sunday’ to ‘Hot Ones’

    The video-streaming platform has revolutionized how we watch things. Here’s a timeline of its biggest moments.

  • The Register UK ☛ Microsoft mystery folder fix might need a fix of its own

    Turns out Microsoft's latest patch job might need a patch of its own, again. This time, the culprit is a mysterious inetpub folder quietly deployed by Redmond, now hijacked by a security researcher to break Windows updates.

    The folder, typically c:\inetpub, reappeared on Windows systems in April as part of Microsoft's mitigation for CVE-2025-21204, an exploitable elevation-of-privileges flaw within Windows Process Activation. Rather than patching code directly, Redmond simply pre-created the folder to block a symlink attack path. For many administrators, the reappearance of this old IIS haunt raised eyebrows, especially since the mitigation did little beyond ensuring the folder existed.

    For at least one security researcher, in this case Kevin Beaumont, the fix also presented an opportunity to hunt for more vulnerabilities. After poking around, he discovered that the workaround introduced a new flaw of its own, triggered using the mklink command with the /j parameter.

  • Open Source For U ☛ Netbooting A Large Language Model-based OS In An Ubuntu Live Server [Ed: Pushing Windows in "Ubuntu" clothing; seems like LLM slop]

    Soon after booting into the newly created custom OS, an interactive terminal is displayed, enabling seamless AI-based queries. This terminal serves as the interface for users to interact with the AI system, allowing for a wide range of applications. From querying the Gemini API to utilising various networking tools, the terminal facilitates dynamic and real-time communication with the system. The extensive functionality provided by this AI-powered terminal can be leveraged for tasks such as data analysis, automation, system monitoring, and other complex operations, all of which are integral to the success of the custom OS. As shown in Figure 5, the user is presented with a streamlined, efficient environment for executing advanced queries and commands, demonstrating the system’s full capabilities and the value of integrating AI into the boot process.

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) / LLM Slop / Plagiarism

    • The Straits Times ☛ AI deepfake lewd pics: Johor teen pleads guilty to possessing porn on mobile phone

      He was also charged with generating explicit content involving a teen by editing her photos into pornographic images.

  • Social Control Media

    • New Yorker ☛ Mark Kapo-berg Says Social Control Media Is Over

      During testimony at Meta’s antitrust trial, the Facebook (Farcebook) founder’s argument was, in so many words, that platforms like his are not what they used to be.

• Security

  • Confidentiality

    • The Strategist ☛ What’s secret? When is it secret? Well, that’s complicated

      The argument over US officials’ misuse of secure but non-governmental messaging platform Signal falls into two camps.

• Defence/Aggression

  • New York Times ☛ Odes to Mexican Drug Lords Are Pop Hits, but the Law Is Turning Against Them

    Mexican artists built enormous audiences singing about drug cartels and narco culture. Cities and states are now moving against the style.

  • France24 ☛ Kenyan president visits China amid tariff pressure

    In tonight's edition, Kenyan President William Ruto arrives in Beijing for a five-day state visit at the invitation of Chinese President Pooh-tin Jinping.

    Also, in a bold move, Uganda's army chief meets DR Congo’s CODECO militia near Kampala, urging peace after deadly clashes.

    And opposition leader Tidjane Thiam vows to stay in the Ivorian presidential race after a court bars him over his former French nationality.

  • France24 ☛ Two for one? Convicted Felon eyes deal with Russia ally Iran

    It took years of painstaking negotiations to reach the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. So can Washington and Tehran now really do a deal in weeks?

  • New York Times ☛ Syria’s Jihadist-Turned-President Seeks New Allies

    In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to the possibility of future military support from Russia and Turkey.

  • New York Times ☛ 3 Takeaways From The New York Times’ Interview With Syria’s New President

    Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of sanctions and suggested foreign fighters could earn Syrian citizenship.

  • UN watchdog chief says North Korea’s nuclear arsenal ‘completely off the charts’

    Rafael Grossi urged high-level diplomacy for ‘meaningful change.’

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea to raise Chinese presence in disputed area of sea during dialogue

    South Korea will raise China's construction of sea structures off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula in a dialogue with Beijing on Wednesday, Seoul's Foreign Minister said. 

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea expressed concern over Chinese structure in disputed area of sea

    China said the structure was fish-farming equipment and had nothing to do with territorial rights.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Philippines to receive second batch of BrahMos missile system from India

    The Philippines is set to receive its second batch of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles from India, its defence secretary said on Wednesday, which should bolster the country's coastal defence capabilities amid escalating tensions with China.

  • Philippines loosens decades-old ban on official visits to Taiwan

    Manila’s move came as South China Sea disputes with Beijing escalate.

  • In a break with precedent, Taiwan’s president won’t attend pope funeral

    Analysts say that’s a sign that the Vatican does not want to offend China.

  • The Straits Times ☛ China backs Iran's nuclear talks with US, opposes 'illegal' sanctions

    China supports Iran holding talks on its nuclear program with the United States and opposes the use of force and "illegal" unilateral sanctions to try to resolve the issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday.

  • Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

    • RFERL ☛ Lithuania Accuses Russia, Belarus Of Plotting Violent Attacks On Belarusian Exiles

      Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD) says it has uncovered a covert operation by Russian and Belarusian intelligence services aimed at inciting violence against Belarusian exiles living in Lithuania.

    • LRT ☛ Russian, Belarusian intelligence plotted attacks on Belarusians in Lithuania – VSD

      Russian and Belarusian intelligence services planned violent attacks against members of the Belarusian community in Lithuania, the country’s State Security Department (VSD) said Wednesday.

    • Meduza ☛ Russian drone strike hits bus in Ukraine’s Marhanets, killing nine — Meduza

    • Meduza ☛ Kyrgyzstan arrests employee of Russian House cultural center for allegedly recruiting mercenaries to fight in Ukraine — Meduza

    • Meduza ☛ Foreign ministers postpone planned London talks on war in Ukraine — Meduza

    • Meduza ☛ Ukraine wanted to discuss 30-day ceasefire, not Trump's peace plan, at London talks — Axios — Meduza

    • Meduza ☛ Trump's 'final offer' Washington wants Ukraine to sign a minerals deal, give up NATO membership, and accept Russian occupation — Meduza

    • Meduza ☛ In another public blowout with Washington, Ukrainian President Zelensky tweets photo of U.S. commitment during Trump’s first term to reject Russia’s annexation of Crimea — Meduza

    • Meduza ☛ Nine dead in Kyiv as Russia launches overnight assault on Ukraine — Meduza

    • RFERL ☛ 9 Killed In Missile Strike On Kyiv, Authorities Say As Pressure To End Conflict Intensifies

      Ukraine's capital and second largest city came under attack early on April 24 only hours after officials said there was progress toward a resolution of the conflict during negotiations in London between representatives of US, Europe, and Ukraine.

    • New York Times ☛ U.S. Pushed a Ukraine Peace Plan That Favored Russia

      Also, major endorsements jolted the New York City mayoral race. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

    • New York Times ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man Pressures Ukraine to Accept a Peace Plan That Sharply Favors Russia

      The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.

    • The Straits Times ☛ Kyrgyzstan detains Russian government agency worker accused of recruiting fighters for Ukraine war

      Kyrgyz security services have detained four people, including an employee of a Russian government agency, on suspicion of recruiting Kyrgyz citizens to fight in the Russian army, officials said on Wednesday.

    • RFERL ☛ Deadly Russian Drone Strike Hits Bus In Wave Of Attacks On Ukraine's Regions

      A Russian drone attack hit a bus carrying workers in the Ukrainian town of Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region, killing at least nine people and injuring dozens of others, local authorities said.

    • RFERL ☛ Officials Call Ukraine Peace Talks 'Substantive' Despite Last-Minute No-Shows

      Officials from Ukraine, the United States and Europe said a meeting in London was "substantive" despite the last-minute postponement of a broader set of talks with foreign ministers.

    • RFERL ☛ At Least 2 Killed In Air Attack On Kyiv, Mayor Says After Progress Reported In Talks To End Conflict

      Ukraine's capital and second largest city came under attack early on April 24 only hours after officials said there was progress toward a resolution of the conflict during negotiations in London between representatives of US, Europe, and Ukraine.

    • LRT ☛ Lithuanian leaders express scepticism about Russia’s peace proposal

      Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas says that Russia’s proposal to freeze the front line in Ukraine and other conditions for peace “doubtful”, saying Kyiv will not accept them. Meanwhile, President Gitanas Nausėda called the proposal “a trap”.

    • France24 ☛ Ukraine peace talks downgraded in London amid continued Russian strikes

      US Vice President JD Vance warned on Wednesday that the United States could "walk away" from peace talks unless Russia and Ukraine reach a deal. As diplomats gathered in London, the talks were downgraded amid continued Russian airstrikes and stalled negotiations. France24 International Affairs Editor Philip Turle explains.

    • Latvia ☛ Latvia concerned about Russians entering via Schengen zone back door

      Latvia's Interior Minister expressed concern April 23 about Russian and Belarusian citizens who are able to enter the country on Schengen zone visas issued by other EU member states.

    • NYPost ☛ Dominik Hasek says he received death threats from ex-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev

      Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev threatened NHL legend Dominik Hasek, the Hockey Hall of Famer said in a post on social control media this week.

    • The Straits Times ☛ China lunar chief accuses US of interfering in joint space programmes with other nations

      The chief designer of China's lunar exploration programme accused the United States on Wednesday of interfering in Beijing's attempts to cooperate with Europe and other foreign partners in space programmes.

    • The Straits Times ☛ China, Russia may build nuclear plant on moon to power lunar station, official says

      China is considering building a nuclear plant on the moon to power the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) it is planning with Russia, a presentation by a senior official showed on Wednesday.

    • Meduza ☛ Rubio pulls out of London peace talks after Zelensky rejects recognizing occupied Crimea as Russian — NYT — Meduza

    • Meduza ☛ Russia strips two comedians of naturalized citizenship and bans them from country over anti-war statements — Meduza

    • Meduza ☛ Russian regulators ban Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences from enrolling new students for one year — Meduza

    • Meduza ☛ Russia drafts law that would ban ads for witches, astrologers, and even nutritionists — Meduza

• Environment

  • The Straits Times ☛ China’s action on climate change will not slow despite global political changes, Pooh-tin says

    Mr Pooh-tin said China would announce its new goals before climate talks in Belem in November.

  • Energy/Transportation

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Boeing CEO says China not accepting planes over US tariffs

      Boeing’s CEO confirmed Wednesday that China had stopped accepting new aircraft due to the US-China trade war, as the company’s shares surged following a smaller than expected loss.

    • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific expects lower air cargo demand amid US-China trade war

      Air cargo demand between mainland China and the United States is expected to drop due to the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies, Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific has said.

    • Tom's Hardware ☛ Elon says Tesla humanoid robots impacted by China's export ban on rare earth minerals — Optimus production is delayed due to a 'magnet issue'

      Production of Tesla's Optimus robots is delayed because of the lack of rare earth metals.

    • France24 ☛ Auto Shanghai showcases new EV era despite tariff speedbumps

      The world’s largest auto expo kicked off Wednesday in Shanghai, where over 70 domestic and international carmakers are showcasing their latest models and innovations at a vast convention center. Among the highlights are new electric vehicles, unveiled despite growing trade barriers that threaten to hinder China’s global automotive ambitions. Yena Lee reports.

    • Meduza ☛ From showroom to warlord How a Tesla Cybertruck made its way from the U.S. to Ramzan Kadyrov’s driveway — Meduza

  • Wildlife/Nature

    • North Korea orders schools to breed more rabbits to feed army

      Authorities launch inspection of school rabbit pens, ahead of the North Korean army's 93rd founding anniversary.

• Finance

  • France24 ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man administration "feeling the heat from a lot of different quarters", trade reporter says

    FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Gavin Bade, Trade and Economic Policy Reporter at The Wall Street Journal, about The Insurrectionist backing down in the trade war with China. He says that that the Convicted Felon administration is "feeling the heat" not just from the stock and bond markets, but also from US major retailers who are warning about the effects of tariffs on sales.

  • India Times ☛ Microsoft big deadline for employees: 'Leave office within five days or...'

    Microsoft is implementing a new performance strategy. The tech giant is offering underperforming employees a severance package of 16 weeks' pay to voluntarily leave instead of entering a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). Employees have five days to decide, and those choosing the PIP forfeit the payout. Moreover, underperforming employees will also be banned from internal transfers.

  • Does Microsoft’s Performance Policy Signal a Global Shift in Company Culture?

    Change is coming and it’s getting a headstart with the new Microsoft performance policy. Determined to foster a culture of accountability and excellence, Microsoft has announced internal changes to how it approaches low performers. Early this year, the company executed an unsympathetic round of layoffs that eliminated a significant number of workers. Employees were terminated at once, losing access to benefits immediately with no hope for severance pay.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China says ‘door open’ to trade talks after US Hell Toupée signals tariffs will fall

    By Peter Catterall, with Beiyi Seow in Washington China said on Wednesday the door was “wide open” for trade talks with Washington, a day after The Insurrectionist signalled the possibility of a “substantial” lowering of tariffs on Beijing.

  • Latvia ☛ Demand for ICT specialists still strong in the Baltic States

    Despite recent announcements by international companies such as Google, Meta, and Amazon regarding staff downsizing, so far Latvia and the Baltic States have remained unscathed, reports Labs of Latvia.

  • BIA Net ☛ Turkey's social security system, private hospitals and the function of the World Bank

    In the AKP years, when health service provision in Turkey began to be defined as a new area of accumulation for capital owners, private hospitals became widespread across the country. Their number increased from 271 in 2002 to 565 in 2023 and spread to all provinces.

  • New York Times ☛ Scott Bessent Accuses IMF and World Bank of ‘Mission Creep’

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their missions.

  • Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong’s overall unemployment rate stays at 3.2% – but rises in some sectors

    Hong Kong’s overall unemployment rate in the first quarter of this year remained at 3.2 per cent, but the figure increased in some sectors, the government has said.

• AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

  • The Straits Times ☛ Former South Korea president Moon Jae-in indicted for corruption: Prosecution

    The salary Moon’s son-in-law received as an executive director was irregular and constituted a bribe to the then-president.

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea prosecutors indict ex-president Moon Jae-in for bribery

    The salary Moon’s son-in-law received as an executive director was irregular and constituted a bribe to the then-president.

  • France24 ☛ South Korea prosecutors indict former president Moon Jae-in for corruption

    Adding to South Korea's political drama, the country's prosecutors said on Thursday they have indicted former president Moon Jae-in for corruption, just weeks after Yoon Suk Yeol was stripped of his presidency for his failed martial law bid.

  • The Straits Times ☛ What's on the table for US-South Korea trade talks?

    When a South Korean delegation meets U.S. counterparts in Washington on Thursday for trade talks, they face a wide range of potential agenda items.

  • The Straits Times ☛ South Korea ex-president Yoon’s shadow looms large over his party ahead of June 3 polls

    The ruling party is still mired in internal conflict between supporters and detractors of Yoon.

  • New York Times ☛ For China’s Trolls, ‘Chairman Convicted Felon’ and ‘Eyeliner Man’ Are Easy Targets

    Online mockery of Hell Toupée is fodder for the Communist Party’s propagandists. For liberal-minded Chinese, it is a creative expression of shock at his policies.

  • New York Times ☛ Dihydroxyacetone Man Team Races to Form Trade Deals After Tariffs Sow Global Chaos

    The president’s threats of tariffs have brought countries like Japan, South Korea and India rushing to negotiate, but they have sown chaos with bigger trading partners like China.

  • The Straits Times ☛ China’s President Pooh-tin says tariffs and trade wars hurt world economic order

    He made the comments during a meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Beijing.

  • The Straits Times ☛ US-China fentanyl talks hang by thread amid trade war

    Talks continue between the U.S. and China on tackling the fentanyl epidemic amid the bitter trade war between the world’s two largest economies, four U.S. officials familiar with the discussions told Reuters, even as American negotiators claim the Chinese are failing to negotiate in good faith.

  • The Straits Times ☛ Cambodia canal's impact on Mekong questioned after China signs deal

    Cambodia should share a feasibility study on the impact of a planned China-backed canal that would divert water from the rice-growing floodplains of Vietnam's Mekong Delta, said the body overseeing the transnational river.

  • France24 ☛ Did The Insurrectionist post a [GIMPed] image of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s ‘MS-13’ tattoos?

    President The Insurrectionist stirred up fresh controversy after he shared what users say is a digitally altered image of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s knuckle tattoos, in an attempt to show ‘evidence’ that the wrongfully deported man is a member of the MS-13 criminal gang. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.

• Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press

  • France24 ☛ 200 French media publications sue Meta, alleging unlawful business practices

    A group of 67 French media companies representing 200 publications has filed a lawsuit against Facebook (Farcebook) parent company Meta, accusing the tech giant of unlawful business practices in the digital advertising sector. The companies claim Meta's dominance is based on illegal data collection and targeted advertising. The case, filed in Paris, adds to growing legal pressure on Meta across Europe.

Monopolies/Monopsonies

• New York Times ☛ EU Fines Fashion Company Apple and Meta Total of $800 Million in First Use of Digital Competition Law

  The European Commission said the Silicon Valley companies violated the Digital Markets Act, a law meant to crimp the power of the largest tech firms.

• European Commission ☛ Commission finds Fashion Company Apple and Meta in breach of the Digital Markets Act

  European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Apr 2025 Today, the European Commission found that Fashion Company Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and that Meta breached the DMA obligation to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.

• Silicon Angle ☛ EU issues €700M in fines to Apple, Meta over DMA breaches

  The European Union today issued fines worth €700 million to Fashion Company Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. after finding they had failed to comply with the bloc’s DMA law. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, announced the move today. The penalties mark the first “non-compliance decisions” that officials have issued under the DMA.

• European Commission ☛ Commission closes investigation into Apple's user choice obligations and issues preliminary findings on rules for alternative apps under the Digital Markets Act

  European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Apr 2025 Following a constructive dialogue with Apple, the Commission has decided to close its investigation into Apple's user choice obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

• France24 ☛ EU fines Fashion Company Apple and Meta €700 million for digital violations: What happens next?

  The European Union on Wednesday fined Fashion Company Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros for violating the Digital Markets Act, accusing both tech giants of stifling competition and limiting user choice. The penalties mark a major push by EU regulators to rein in Big Tech and open markets to smaller rivals.

• Patents

  • The Overlooked USPTO Subsidy

    Hell Toupée and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick have vocalized concerns about China’s anticompetitive trade practices and the need to address them with an all-of-government approach, including at USPTO.

• Trademarks

  • TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Recent Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?

    Here are three recent Section 2(d) appeals. No hint this time. How do you think they came out? [Answer in first comment].

    In re Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., Serial No. 97629984 (April 14, 2025) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Catherine Dugan O'Connor). [Section 2(d) refusal of the mark shown below, for "providing banking information; providing investors with financial information," in view of the registered mark HEI HOTELS & RESORTS for services including "real estate investment trust services; investment management in the field of hotel and resort properties" [HOTELS & RESORTS disclaimed].

  • Bryan Lunduke ☛ Figma Trademarks "Dev Mode", Demands Nobody Use Phrase

    And that's not all!

• Copyrights

  • Digital Music News ☛ Mariah Carey Infringement Suit Turns Ugly Amid Legal Fees Dispute: ‘One Artist Should Not Push Another Artist to the Brink of a Financial Collapse’

    All I want for Christmas is everything you own: A copyright monopoly infringement lawsuit over Mariah Carey’s perennial holiday hit is turning ugly amid a legal fees sub-dispute. We first broke down that high-stakes sub-dispute closer to April’s beginning, after the presiding judge opted to toss the complaint in March.

  • Bryan Lunduke ☛ Anti-Piracy Video Used Pirated Music & Font

    Remember that "You Wouldn't Steal a Car" ad campaign from back in the early 2000s?

  • Public Domain Review ☛ “I Am Making the World My Confessor”: Mary MacLane, the Wild Woman from Butte

    In 1902, a woman named Mary MacLane from Butte, Montana, became an international sensation after publishing a scandalous journal at the age of 19. Rereading this often-forgotten debut, Hunter Dukes finds a voice that hungers for worldly experience, brims with bisexual longing, and rages against the injustices of youth.

  • Public Domain Review ☛ Confessional Boxes: Tiny Cryptic #7

    Seventh instalment in our series of extremely small and free-form cryptic crossword puzzles, themed on our latest essay.