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music Rapper performs Eminem's Rap God increasingly faster, hoping to catch Eminem's attention Jennifer Sandlin
mental health Smile Mask Syndrome: when forced happiness leads to depression and physical illness Mark Frauenfelder
scams Man arrested for faking heart attack to avoid his dinner bill at more than 20 restaurants David Pescovitz
politics After faking remorse in court in hopes of getting short sentences, Jan. 6 rioters renounce their apologies Rob Beschizza
found but never lost Man found after vanishing as a teen 8 years ago was actually never missing — he and his mom were faking it Carla Sinclair
music The brilliance of Miles Davis's "live score" for the 1958 film Elevator To The Gallows Elías Villoro
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