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english as she is spoken Why is the English language so weird and inconsistent? Blame the printing press. Thom Dunn
antivaxxers Denver's disease-spreading cops refuse mandatory Covid vaccinations for city workers Rob Beschizza
40 years Watch the first two hours of MTV for its 40th Rusty Blazenhoff

science fiction design How can civilian spacecraft be so heavily armed in most sci-fi settings? Gareth Branwyn
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alpha females Female monkey makes history as first ever Ladyboss of a troop of 700 macaques Thom Dunn
Art institute of chicago Visiting the Obamas while they're in town Kevin Reome
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learning Watch this short documentary about the influential, experimental Black Mountain College Popkin
the seventies Watch this video of The Cramps' legendary 1978 performance at the Napa State Psychiatric Hospital Popkin
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hardball CNN fired 3 employees who went into the office unvaccinated Carla Sinclair