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XKCD artist’s new book of scientific explainers uses only the 1,000 most common words

The artist plans to explain a bunch of stuff using only the simplest English.

On May 15, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey

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On being Kate McKean, the Internet’s literary agent

Kate McKean turned blogs into a publishing powerhouse. So what's next?

On Jan 21, 2015 by Miles Klee

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Catch up on Rosetta, the world’s first comet landing

That's one small step for a probe...

On Nov 12, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Controversial, Holocaust-denying mod kicked off Reddit’s ‘xkcd’ community

“soccer” was a conspiracy theorist who used his seniority at r/xkcd to promote subreddits like r/mensrights in the sidebar.

On Aug 13, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Google has a new logo, and hardly anyone noticed

What a difference a pixel makes.

On May 26, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Randall Munroe’s got a new book, but it’s not XKCD

The xkcd artist/author/webcomic/nerdist of our hearts is taking his blog of improbable science and turning it into a book with even more improbable questions. Sweet.

On Mar 15, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Reddit’s ‘xkcd’ community is fighting to drive out its top moderator

Soccer’s peers described him as a Holocaust denier, conspiracy theorist, and men's rights activist.

On Jan 27, 2014 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Paul and Storm on George R.R. Martin, xkcd, and their next album

The title was inspired by uber-popular webcomic xkcd.

On Dec 13, 2013 by Aja Romano

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The 10 best responses to xkcd’s ‘Questions Found in Google’s Autocomplete’

Reddit user GeeJo answered nearly all of the 200-plus questions posed by the comic, just not in the way you'd expect. 

On Aug 27, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Randall Munroe completes xkcd’s most epic storyline, “Time”

Four months and thousands of panels later, we’ve reached the end of “Time.”

On Jul 29, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Wikipedians wage war over a capital “I” in a “Star Trek” film

Should the "Into" in Star Trek Into Darkness be capitalized? Wikipedia editors have written 40,000 words on each side of the argument.

On Jan 30, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Frugal tips for disaster prep

Also in todays Reddit digest: The origins of time, a Thai ladyboy AMA, and lady NASA's lady scientists answer your questions.

On Oct 30, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Will Humble Bundle’s $1.7 million success revolutionize online publishing?

Author Cory Doctorow helped curate the company's latest successful campaign, which bundled ebook versions of previously released works. 

On Oct 23, 2012 by Aja Romano

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Dotted Lines: “Every Major’s Terrible”

Ben Miller performs xkcd's college-advicey Gilbert and Sullivan tribute, "Every Major's Terrible."

On Aug 20, 2012 by Jay Hathaway

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xkcd cartoonist answers your science questions in new blog

Ever wondered how many velociraptors it would take kill Godzilla?

On Jul 10, 2012 by Lauren Rae Orsini