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toys Day of the Dead Barbie gets a second edition Elías Villoro

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AI Text this number with the name of a musical artist, and an AI responds with lyrics written in that style Thom Dunn

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tabletop games What's new in tabletop gaming (Indie edition) Gareth Branwyn

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

music THE BUREAU: Part Seven, "Lockdown in the Building, News of an Active Shooter Near the Cafeteria" — with Mr Quintron's Circuit-Bent Guitars Ethan Persoff

puzzles This is what 'going viral' looks like Rusty Blazenhoff

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

roleplaying games What's new in the world of tabletop gaming? Gareth Branwyn

decisions Make tough decisions easier with a decision matrix R.E. Stearn

smurfs Review / Smurfs: The Lost Village Rob Beschizza

Games The 20 games you shouldn't miss in 2016 Brandon Boyer

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Business Why Facebook's "It's too hard" excuse for Vietnam war photo takedown is bullshit Cory Doctorow

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