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dystopia The Next World Tarot deck celebrates diversity in a dystopian future Janelle Hessig

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coronavirus Respirator masks with your face printed on it Rob Beschizza

coronavirus Creepy video of drones in china scolding those who aren't wearing masks Carla Sinclair

happy mutants Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments": a long-awaited Handmaid's Tale sequel fulfills its promise Cory Doctorow

art 'Station Eleven' is a haunting tale of the apocalypse Jason Weisberger