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apple Apple fires misogynistic employee just hours after he was hired Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Obama's heartache and Hillary Clinton's heart in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

science fiction Exclusive excerpt of Rudy Rucker's new novel: Million Mile Road Trip Mark Frauenfelder

drugs Smoke some shoes? The DEA's list of slang terms for cannabis David Pescovitz

fake news Exhuming JonBenet, Michelle Obama eating herself to death, and Prince Charles' bombshell confession, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Games The 20 games you shouldn't miss in 2016 Brandon Boyer

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lethem The Ecstasist: A Conversation with the Novelist Jonathan Lethem Mark Dery

offworld The existential dread of fighting games Maddy Myers

DRONES How Dan Shapiro created the most-backed game in Kickstarter history Mark Frauenfelder

tv Orphan Black's uneven finale offers a game-changing cliffhanger [S2E10] Caroline Siede

art Vermeer's paintings might be 350 year-old color photographs Tim Jenison

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