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anthropology New species of giant-headed humans discovered Allan Rose Hill

christmas "Christmas in Middle-Earth" is the lord of ringing in the holiday spirit Thom Dunn

science fiction Free Galaxy magazine archive: 356 classic sci-fi issues now online Mark Frauenfelder

arizona Ruben Gallego wins Arizona Senate seat Jennifer Sandlin

Science Germ theory denial is dangerous and on the rise Jennifer Sandlin

barack obama Watch MAGA candidate squirm when asked to autograph her violent Obama tweets Ellsworth Toohey

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Games Cards Against Humanity to pay "blue leaning" nonvoters $100 to vote Jason Weisberger

centenarians Jimmy Carter is first U.S. president to turn 100 — and he still has one wish Carla Sinclair

Fourteen pro-Trump fake electors back for 2024 Ellsworth Toohey

livers and spleens Anatomy-challenged surgeon in Florida allegedly removes wrong organ (again!) — his patient dies Carla Sinclair

meme-worthy flubs JD Vance becomes laughingstock when he mixes up slain American soldiers with the Beatles (video) Carla Sinclair

Disney Families go broke for Disneyland: Are magical memories worth the financial misery? Yoy Luadha

gadgets Retro Casio watch has a few smart features Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets You'll get perfect color matches for any surface with the Nix Mini 2, now less than $50! Boing Boing's Shop

COVID-19 COVID-19 evolves again: now with a delightful bonus of bowel evisceration Jennifer Sandlin

writing Stephen King's shameless self-promotion on NY Times' "best books" list amuses and outrages Natalie Dressed

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