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Adam Sandler Adam Sandler wins Mark Twain humorist award; honored by famous friends at gala Rusty Blazenhoff

comedy Jon Stewart's funny, powerful Mark Twain Prize acceptance speech Gareth Branwyn

oops Hal Holbrook's image erroneously used in "Abuse in the Boy Scouts" class-action ad Rusty Blazenhoff

music Mark Twain's 1900 rewrite of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, strangely apropos today Cory Doctorow

COVID-19 Remembering musical legend John Prine, five years after he died from COVID-19 Jennifer Sandlin

museums Meet Portugal's first cartoonist, Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Bob Knetzger

Technology Stunning autochrome color photos from 1903 Popkin

Modern American Literature 1971's "The New Centurions" is a novel about "police brutality, racism, public unrest, systemic rot, and poverty" Mark Frauenfelder

politics Book bans hit record high, overwhelmingly targeting titles by or about queer or Black people Rob Beschizza

History Why did Mark Twain hate coyotes? What is the difference between an Opossum and a Possum? Elías Villoro

television Netflix's Wednesday broke Stranger Things watch record Devin Nealy

hucksters Elon Musk emails Twitter staff, warning "economic picture ahead is dire" Mark Frauenfelder

afrofuturism Mark Dery on the "everything, all at once" art and life of Jean-Michel Basquiat Gareth Branwyn

makers Maker jargon and slang for 2021 Gareth Branwyn

Delightful Creatures Watch: Kitty stands its ground against a bobcat that comes for its food Carla Sinclair

Trivia Fun facts about fun facts Annie Rauwerda

design For sale: Odd and fantastic San Francisco octagonal home designed by phrenologist David Pescovitz

public domain Here's where you can get your public-domain copy of The Great Gatsby Mark Frauenfelder

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