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gold fever Gentleman who smuggled $165,000 worth of gold in his rectum promises to pay it back Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids "Monster Meghan" and "TV's most-hated host" star in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

climate change Misstopia — Simon Stephenson's word for a world where everything has missed its intended mark due to human error Mark Frauenfelder

trump Ten years of Trump tax info obtained by NYT shows he was 'The Biggest Loser' Xeni Jardin

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

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books All about the Black Death flea that killed 100 million people Amy Stewart

Comics The complicated, feminist history of Wonder Woman's odd origin story Caroline Siede

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History Ada Lovelace: what would go into an Internet of Women's Things? Jasmina Tesanovic

offworld Your Super Mario Maker level has no chill Laura Hudson

gift guide A very dark, sumptuous, tripped-out take on the classic tale of Pinocchio Gareth Branwyn

offworld In Bloodborne's brutal world, I found myself Laura Hudson

fnord Satan's Superbowl halftime show Peter Bebergal

The Autobiography of Pac-Man Trevor Hill

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happy mutants The Shadow Hero: giving an origin story to comics' first Asian-American superhero Cory Doctorow