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Des Moines PD charged a naked hooligan with displaying a deadly weapon Jason Weisberger

homelessness in america "Mean Streets" by Don Mitchell explores capitalism, private property, and homelessness Elías Villoro

video games Square Enix reports massive loss of income Grant St. Clair

happy accidents How a lost musical hard disk in 1988 boosted Tracy Chapman's career Elías Villoro

television There's an endless AI generated Seinfeld episode running on Twitch Devin Nealy

tabloids China attacks America, and Democrats gun for Biden, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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not-so-cheap entertainment A 6-year-old boy "played" with his dad's Grubhub app, ordering $1,000 worth of food Carla Sinclair

andrew clyde "Tour Guide" Clyde thinks he's triggering Democrats by handing out assault rifle pins Mark Frauenfelder

animation Netflix used AI to replace workers, announces new anti-password sharing plan Thom Dunn

salivary stories Restaurant chain in Japan suffers $125 million stock market loss after video of customer spitting on conveyor-belt sushi goes viral Mark Frauenfelder

satan Satanic Temple opens abortion clinic named after anti-choice Supreme Court Justice Alito David Pescovitz

eagles Lead ammunition is poisoning bald eagles Jason Weisberger

movies James Mangold is in the running to direct "Swamp Thing" for DC Devin Nealy

music Astor Piazzolla, "The Central Park Concert," 1987 Elías Villoro

Russians How Siberians keep their cars running when it's -58 degrees outside Mark Frauenfelder

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