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plagiarism High school student claims principal plagiarized Ashton Kutcher for graduation speech David Pescovitz

parody "Star Wars" if only Wes Anderson had made it Jason Weisberger

art Watch street art come to life in this wheat paste animation Popkin

1970s Dig this old-school illustration demo by car designer Hideo Kodama Bob Knetzger

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makers Maker jargon and slang for 2022 Gareth Branwyn

Food North Americans feared and misunderstood pizza in the 1950s Mark Frauenfelder

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animation The Superman cartoon from the 90s is extremely underrated Devin Nealy

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leave me the f*ck alone In a pickle? This website offers a list of time-saving canned responses for everyday business correspondence Popkin

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law Trump cronies who filed lawsuits falsely claiming election fraud must pay their targets' legal fees Rob Beschizza

anti-vaxxers gone wild "Magnetized" nurse's demonstration of metal key sticking to her because of vaccine backfires Kevin Reome

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Sex The Bad Sex in Fiction Awards have been (kind-of) saved, courtesy of Electric Lit and a Bot Thom Dunn

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