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politics New House Speaker makes bizarre wife joke in acceptance speech Mark Frauenfelder

music Here's a primer on the far-out sounds of free jazz David Pescovitz

art Three Rocks: Bill Griffith's incredible exploration of Ernie Bushmiller's comic strip "Nancy" Ruben Bolling

documentary New Milli Vanilli documentary looks at the rise and fall of the cancelled lip-syncing duo Rusty Blazenhoff

books "Marvel Comics in the 1970s" is a new book about a wild and trippy creative era Ruben Bolling

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louisiana Louisiana man fired after urinating in water supply, caught on camera Mark Frauenfelder

television Video: first appearances of recurring characters on The Simpsons Devin Nealy

movies Jenna Ortega might star in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice 2 Devin Nealy

politics Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot out as election goes to runoff between other candidates Rob Beschizza

movies The Batman II has an official release date Devin Nealy

movies What exactly is a protagonist? Devin Nealy

movies Zachary Levi steps up to defend James Gunn's new DC universe Devin Nealy

magic Watch: magical elevator to see a mall Santa Rusty Blazenhoff

Disney Disney claims more subscriptions than Netflix Devin Nealy

very stable geniuses Why Dr. Christiane Northrup is a QMaga hero Jennifer Sandlin

star wars Star Wars Insider explores some of the lesser-known holidays in a galaxy far, far away Thom Dunn

privacy Majority of Americans know they're under constant surveillance, don't trust the companies doing it, and feel helpless to stop it Cory Doctorow