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art Drew Friedman's latest book: Shtick Figures: The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy Mark Frauenfelder

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film criticism The top films of 2023, thus far Greg Nussen

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fossils Visit Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park Jennifer Sandlin

animation Exclusive Interview: "My Little Pony: Make Your Mark" star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Devin Nealy

nazis More than one ton of Nazi uranium is still missing Thom Dunn

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cars Watch: Wild hyperreal Hot Wheels and Matchbox car race video complete with announcers David Pescovitz

Games Trans woman trains her new vagina's pelvic floor with a kegel-controlled version of Flappy Bird Cory Doctorow

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amazon UK press doesn't understand chemistry or Amazon, launches bomb-making panic Cory Doctorow

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