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politics Trump regales cannibalism Jason Weisberger

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Sex Hundreds of NYC residents calling city to complain about noisy "sex mayhem" David Pescovitz

Monsters Ghost and goblin actors demand better labor rights from the Haunted Houses Thom Dunn

Unreal estate Ultrarich complain that their superskinny tower is a shoddily-built mess Clive Thompson

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

health Big Pharma's origin: how the Chicago School and private equity shifted medicine's focus from health to wealth Cory Doctorow

alexa Vintage Apple TV and Alexa Rusty Blazenhoff

Business Blackmailers use false copyright claims to shut down victims' Youtube accounts, offer to lift them in exchange for Bitcoin Cory Doctorow

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religion Watch a real exorcism through a church keyhole David Pescovitz

homophobia Can you guess what happened when a Young Adult lit mag suggested a bi character wasn't OK for younger readers? Rob Beschizza