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Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

music The family of Tom Petty moves to block auction of what they say is stolen memorabilia Ruben Bolling

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san francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit unveils cool anime mascots to woo youth riders Rusty Blazenhoff

youtube Watch tourists getting scammed at Czech Border Mark Frauenfelder

gifts Slogans on everything is the gift trend of summer Bob Knetzger

movies Quentin Tarantino might migrate to television once he reaches his self-imposed ten-film limit Devin Nealy

scams Forty-eight states sue Avid Telecom for 7.5 billion robocalls Mark Frauenfelder

politics State lawmakers want children to work in bars on school nights to fill "labor shortage" Rob Beschizza

fun Watch Mister Hamster's big adventure Jennifer Sandlin

hollywood Drew Carey, lunchtime hero for striking writers Harry Hannigan

books Good Omens is about to get a tabletop game tie-in Devin Nealy

competition Competition is fierce in 'Sheep to Shawl,' where teams have 3 hours to weave a shawl from freshly-shorn sheep Rusty Blazenhoff

florida NAACP and other civil rights groups warn against visiting Florida David Pescovitz

color theory The fascinating reason why yellow dominates TV graphics Mark Frauenfelder

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