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The FBI protects Superman's secret identity from FOIA

The FBI protects Superman’s secret identity from FOIA

Included in the most recent batch of Federal Bureau of Investigation records regarding the Church of Scientology is the script for a play written by COS’s Ministry of Public Relations in order to counter the “inflammatory statements” being made by a “dissident church member.” Making light of what they call the “comic book flair” of the rogue ex-Scientologist’s claims, the play consists of an interview between him and “the greatest reporter of them all,” Superman’s alter-ego, Clark Kent - whose secret identity is safe, thanks to the Bureau’s redaction.

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“The word was ‘dick.’” DC and Marvel FCC complaints

“The word was ‘dick.’” DC and Marvel FCC complaints

There are a lot of stupid FCC complaints, but some of the stupidest are complaints about superhero and comic book TV shows. Things like a citizens crime-stopper group taking on the Flash for calling somebody a dick are too far-fetched to appear in a show with an evil mind-controlling gorilla, but that didn’t stop an Orlando based group from trying to do just that.

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MuckRock-MIT public records survey uncovers few challenges to library collections, but a few real gems

MuckRock-MIT public records survey uncovers few challenges to library collections, but a few real gems

MuckRock teamed up with MIT researcher Chris Peterson to conduct an unprecedented public records survey of complaints submitted to Massachusetts public and school libraries. Out of more than 1,000 libraries that have responded so far, fewer than 20 have had challenges since 2010.

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