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guns The US has suffered 128 mass shootings in only 86 days Jason Weisberger

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movies REVIEW: "Tetris" hits an Iron Curtain-sized wall Greg Nussen

tabloids Aliens built the Pyramids and monitor Earth, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

science fiction Flux is a dizzying, dazzling debut novel about trauma, time travel, and 80s cop shows Thom Dunn

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review "Boston Strangler" offers genre delights over political truths Greg Nussen

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Comics The first issue of The Maxx came out 30 years this month Thom Dunn

neuroscience This is the first wiring map of an insect's brain David Pescovitz

mcdonalds Did McDonald's change their Shamrock Shake mascot because of the IRA? Thom Dunn

videogames You can now order pizza with a Nintendo Wii (again) Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

law Low Rider Culture and "No Cruise Zones" in California. Elías Villoro