Comfort and Closure at What Cost?
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film stars a heroic AI bereavement bot. Where’s ‘Black Mirror’ when you need it?
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Pluralistic: California’s privacy obstacle course (23 Jul 2026)
Today’s links California’s privacy obstacle course: Malice or incompetence (why not both?). Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Continuous partial attention, TSA…
Canada’s ‘Expanded Scope’ Blocking Order Targets Existing and Future Pirate Sites
For the first time, a Canadian site-blocking order can target pirate sites that don’t exist yet. The Federal Court has ordered ISPs to block thirteen…
The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required
Legal intern Suzanne Castillo was the principal author of this post.
The Fourth Circuit issued a disappointing opinion in U.S. v. Belmonte Cardozo, a case in…
Bringing Forgotten Music Back to Life with Optical Music Recognition
Just as printed letters can be scanned and converted into digital text, emerging technology can transform sheet music into sound. A new effort is underway…
Vanishing Culture Episode #4: Keeping African Folktales Alive with Helen Nde & Laura Gibbs
Folktales are more than stories—they are living records of culture, identity, and collective memory. In the fourth episode of our special six-part series on Vanishing…
Theorizing Discrimination for the Bad Jobs Economy
Employment discrimination law is primarily concerned with exclusion from good jobs. Yet this leaves unaddressed a corresponding problem: employers seeking out marginalized workers in order…
Theorizing Discrimination for the Bad Jobs Economy
Employment discrimination law is primarily concerned with exclusion from good jobs. Yet this leaves unaddressed a corresponding problem: employers seeking out marginalized workers in order…
Pluralistic: Trump’s America can’t even win a rigged game (22 Jul 2026)
Today’s links Trump’s America can’t even win a rigged game: America has created a post-American world. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence:…
New EU Court of Justice Ruling on Platform Liability Could Cause Collateral Damage to Freedom of Expression
Intermediary liability laws around the world recognize that social media platforms, search engines, and other online service providers have become an integral part of our lives: they shape how we access information,…