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fantasy Peter Bebergal's "Appendix N" in a revised, expanded edition Gareth Branwyn

Republicans Conservative conference declares women to be the root of all evil, demands they give up hope (and their bodies) Jason Weisberger

music Boring office workers perform epic orchestral tune on typewriters Thom Dunn

tucker carlson Court documents reveal that Fox hosts think their MAGA guests are "crazy," "lunatics," "nutcases," and "idiots" Mark Frauenfelder

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tabloids Occam's razor and the world's biggest breasts in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

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Games Kickstarting Sugar Heist, a delightful card game about stealing candy from babies Thom Dunn

tabloids Adjectival overload, and the tabloids finally get one right, in this week's round-up of the rags Peter Sheridan

politics Here's a list of the 77 members of House who now favor an impeachment inquiry on Donald Trump Xeni Jardin

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow

happy mutants 2019 Hugo Award finalists announced Cory Doctorow

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politics Maria Butina to plead guilty to conspiracy, accused Russian agent flips to help investigations Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Why For-Profit Academic Publishers Are Laughing All the Way to the Bank Jason Schmitt