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music "I AM BLEEDING INTERNALLY" is the feel-bad song of the summer Jennifer Sandlin

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politics John Prine's "Flag Decal" is apt for this year's Fourth of July Jennifer Sandlin

science fiction Trailer for Project Hail Mary, based on novel by The Martian author Andy Weir Rob Beschizza

Culture Bulgarian proverbs reveal dark truths about human nature Mark Frauenfelder

gadgets Nvidia hopes 5050 GPUs are an affordable hit Rob Beschizza

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art Explore the extraordinary legacy of Nazi-slugging comic book pioneer Jack Kirby Mark Frauenfelder

stoicism What ancient philosophers knew about surviving dark times Séamus Bellamy

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