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proofreading Proofreading trick: use a proofreader-friendly font Andrea James
Joanna Harcourt-Smith Trailer for new Errol Morris doc 'My Psychedelic Love Story' Andrea James
smartwatch Smartwatches may act as early COVID-19 detectors Jason Weisberger
useful stuff Use this promo code to get an infrared thermometer for $10 off Mark Frauenfelder
Space Watch a 747 airplane launch a rocket, mid-flight, to deliver ten small satellites to orbit David Pescovitz
the 1950s Watch 18-year-old Phil Spector perform "To Know Him is to Love Him" on TV Mark Frauenfelder
art The most expensive comic art in the world was folded up in a drawer for decades David Pescovitz
creepy ads Sprite ad showing a boy getting the crap beaten out of him hasn't aged well Carla Sinclair
harry nilsson Harry Nilsson's "One (is the loneliest number)" Mark Frauenfelder
baller Fortnite to bring back The Baller??! Jason Weisberger
repair Here's a teardown of Apple's new AirPods Max Mark Frauenfelder
highway disasters Whiteout conditions north of Tokyo cause 134-car accident Carla Sinclair
feedback loops Trippy recursive effects Andrea James
knight rider Here is the Knight Rider intro in German and Japanese Jason Weisberger
gerrymandering Even if social media could eliminate disinformation, it won't fix the problem Mark Frauenfelder

weight I prefer my Withings Body+ scale over an old FitBit Aria Jason Weisberger

paleontology This may be the largest creature in history David Pescovitz

noise pollution Amazon electric vehicle makes an unpleasant sound Mark Frauenfelder

yellowstone park Wolverine spotted in Yellowstone National Park Miss Cellania

the black vault The CIA has allegedly released all of its files on UFOs, and you can read them now Thom Dunn

burials Human body composting services up and running in Washington state David Pescovitz

mask up UCLA study says 70% reduction in risk for those who always wear a facemask Jason Weisberger

mistakes Lawyer charged with contempt after abandoning client: "I bet I don't appear again" Rob Beschizza

Laura Benanti Laura Benanti nails Melania in this Washington farewell Carla Sinclair