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politics Inside the parallel world of the ultra rich: private courts, secret storage, and diplomatic immunity Ellsworth Toohey

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politics The false patriotism of Donald Trump Jason Weisberger

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outsider art George Ohr, the Mad Potter of Biloxi Natalie Dressed

insults The origins of giving the finger David Pescovitz

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politics Fired right-wing provocateur James O'Keefe under investigation in New York Rob Beschizza

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good liars MAGA man wearing a desecrated flag shirt says he would never dis the flag (video) Carla Sinclair

synthesizers Listen to this weird instrumental Moog cover of "Hey Jude" from 1969 Thom Dunn

roadside America The Arabia Steamboat Museum is one of the true treasures of Kansas City Natalie Dressed

mementos mori This 550-year-old death's head ring says, "Behold the End" Mark Frauenfelder

music Check out this tiny turntable Devin Nealy

philosophy Find out why Nietzsche wasn't a fan of Socrates Devin Nealy

music The best cherry Pepsi you've ever heard Devin Nealy

writing Is it a good idea to move to a remote cabin to "write"? Rob Beschizza

gravity The brutal physics of the "milk crate challenge" Clive Thompson