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happy mutants Namibia's vintage guru on fashion, thrifting, and Namibian style Cory Doctorow

books Namibia's Herero: amazing fashion derived from early 20th century German colonizers Cory Doctorow
Delightful Creatures Emotional support dogs are used to keep cheetahs calm and happy Ruben Bolling
Delightful Creatures The soothing survival sleeping sounds of sneezing seal's non-stick lungs Elías Villoro
cities These amazing towns and cities are completely abandoned David Pescovitz
swan whisperers Watch a fearless woman rescue a swan with bare hands Carla Sinclair
Japan Japan suspends international arrivals for remainder of 2021 [UPDATE: decision reversed Mark Frauenfelder
snakes Highly venomous zebra cobra still on the loose in Raleigh Carla Sinclair
power dynamics Watch reporter tell anchor what to do, not realizing cameras are rolling: "Jessica, we are live" Carla Sinclair
Community Why our brains still struggle with tensions between work, leisure, and the concept of time Thom Dunn
Delightful Creatures Celebrations from Elephant Country, by renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O'Connell and author of the new book, Wild Rituals Boing Boing
giraffes Short-legged "Corgi" giraffes discovered Clive Thompson
maps Cryptid world map Thom Dunn
News U.S. president's message on #WorldPressFreedomDay seems a little off Xeni Jardin
police Police called to school over stolen juice box David Pescovitz
security You have the right to remain encrypted Albert Fox Cahn & Ayyan Zubair
animals An elephant killed a rhino poacher and then lions ate him David Pescovitz
music Toto's "Africa" plays on repeat in the middle of the Namib Desert… indefinitely David Pescovitz
geoengineering Supercharging farm-soil to hoover up atmospheric carbon Clive Thompson
late stage capitalism Treasure Islands: EU publishes a blacklist of 17 tax-havens and a long-list of runner-up tax avoidance jurisdictions Cory Doctorow