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illegal pets Colorado man dies after his pet gila monster bites him — an extremely unusual reaction Carla Sinclair

hypocrisy Reno commissioner who insisted on religious invocations at county meetings walks out when Satanist gives opening prayer (video) Mark Frauenfelder

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covid Just a few weeks in, passengers on this nine-month cruise have already endured a COVID outbreak, racial microaggressions, and an emergent class system Jennifer Sandlin

happy mutants This slowed Chipmunks version of "Chariots of Fire" feels like distorted sludge Jennifer Sandlin

donald trump Trump: "We lost 35,000 people to the mosquito" Mark Frauenfelder

nyc "Museum of the Revolution" documentary is a brutal monument to predatory capitalism Greg Nussen

cryptocurrency Cory Doctorow's Red Team Blues: a refreshingly hopeful finance thriller about cryptocurrency Thom Dunn

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stories Author Kent Nerburn describes "The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget" Mark Frauenfelder

television New Green Lantern series "scrapped" Devin Nealy

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