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crap houses "Private room" advertised for rent was plastic shed in corner Rob Beschizza

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tourism The weirdest free tourism spots in the U.S. B.R. O'Deal

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Book World Made By Hand is a post-pandemic world novel Mark Frauenfelder

books The New Yorker's profile of William Gibson: "Droll, chilled out, and scarily articulate" Cory Doctorow

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books Study: Publishers sell books written by women for less than those written by men Séamus Bellamy

Business Private equity killed big box retailers, leaving empty big boxes across America, and architects have plans Cory Doctorow

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