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television The Great American Dream Machine: a look back at 70's Americana TV Bob Knetzger

boston Remembering WCVB TV personality Chuck Kraemer's tongue-twisting odes to Christmas Rusty Blazenhoff

marijuana Roswell school district adopts proactive Medical Marijuana policy Elías Villoro

youtube Here's a hilarious look at the future of video essays on YouTube Devin Nealy

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Science Here is NASA's new UFO FAQ David Pescovitz

books Allie Brosh's follow-up to Hyperbole and a Half out this month Rob Beschizza

weather Sunday may have been the hottest day on Earth ever reliably recorded David Pescovitz

unsolved mysteries Unidentified object in Japan leaves people asking if it's a UFO…or a coronavirus contraption Carla Sinclair

cephalopods Octopus changes color while asleep, possibly dreaming Clive Thompson

Japan A fun thing to do in LA on 9/22/19: screening of The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952) Mark Frauenfelder

Science Global sea levels could rise 6 feet by year 2100, twice as high as previous estimates Xeni Jardin

scholarship Regardless of political affiliation, over-65s are most likely to share "fake news" (and there's not much fake news, and it's largely right-wing) Cory Doctorow

medicine Ho ho no: risk of suffering a heart attack is 40% higher on Christmas Eve Séamus Bellamy

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comedy Gad Elmaleh's new comedy special 'American Dream' is worth a watch Rusty Blazenhoff

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