football Celebrate the World Cup with these bloody, sexy true crime soccer stories Thom Dunn

law Low Rider Culture and "No Cruise Zones" in California. Elías Villoro

Comics EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Indigo Children," a brand new sci-fi thriller from Image Comics Thom Dunn

water Someone made a beer out of air conditioner condensation Thom Dunn

volunteerism The City of San Diego has a weird way of saying "Thank You" Jason Weisberger

cults New podcast episode about Heaven's Gate cult Jennifer Sandlin

lithium batteries Battery catches fire on United flight, causing plane to make emergency landing in San Diego Carla Sinclair

Science Man gets pedicure from a flesh eating crab Popkin

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studies Gel manicures lead to "cell death and cancer-causing mutations," says new study Carla Sinclair

1st Year = 31st Dog Year'ish Dog Years is to Human Years as 7 is to 1 = Wrong Andrew Yi

television Marvel may delay Disney-plus content Devin Nealy

movies Oscar-nominated director Damien Chazelle has a two-hour cut of Babylon on his iPhone Devin Nealy

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Science Researchers discover how plants detect carbon dioxide and control their pores Andrew Yi

History Why did Mark Twain hate coyotes? What is the difference between an Opossum and a Possum? Elías Villoro

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Space Orion spacecraft zipped by the Moon this morning just 81 miles above the lunar surface David Pescovitz