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Science See how crash test dummies, mannequins, marionettes, and other fake people are made Popkin

dolls The Doll Garden of Sabile is a peculiar garden in Sabile, Latvia, where you can find hundreds of Life-size straw dolls on display Popkin

Useful idiot Post-interview Putin trashes Tucker Carlson Jason Weisberger

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media "Right-wing" websites scamming readers with fake celebrity pitches Rob Beschizza

politics "Russian warship, go f*ck yourself!" declares Latvian parliament member at United Stations security session David Pescovitz

the cure Incredibly touching performance of "And Nothing is Forever" from The Cure's forthcoming album Gareth Branwyn

talented tongues Vitas is a Latvian singer who has an undeniable talent for tongue-clucking Popkin

politics Florida congressional candidate threatens cop pulling him over—"you know who I am, right?"—and gets in a jab about her ethnicity Rob Beschizza

Google is dead. Long live Google + "site:reddit.com" Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 C02 monitors are selling like hotcakes, thanks to COVID-19 Clive Thompson

bears How the etymology of "Arctic" complicates the cryptic etymology of "bear" Thom Dunn

Science Enormous and "potentially hazardous" asteroid will fly by Earth tomorrow David Pescovitz

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Art and Design Upcoming exhibition by Latvian artist Jana Brike Mark Frauenfelder

facebook Man stole $122m from Facebook and Google by sending them random bills, which the companies dutifully paid Cory Doctorow