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soundtracks How a first-time composer's chilling score made "Poor Things" unforgettable Natalie Dressed

conspiracy theory The 2024 Santa Monica Film Festival was chock full of red-pilled conspiracy content Jennifer Sandlin

art An American tourist in Israel destroyed Roman statues, his lawyer blames "Jerusalem Syndrome" Jason Weisberger

donald trump Trump's son spins wild narrative: Father's legal battles akin to centuries of racial injustice Mark Frauenfelder

books Spirituality and Abolition, a new book from the Abolition Journal Elías Villoro

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drugs Oakland's magic mushroom church is opening a new chapel in San Francisco David Pescovitz

Jesus The "Holy Spirit Board" is Ouija for Jesus Thom Dunn

36 months after George Floyd's murder, police reform finally considered in Minnesota Elías Villoro

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

psychedelics Netflix's 4-part adaptation of Michael Pollan's book on psychedelics, "How to Change Your Mind" Mark Frauenfelder

christian nationalists Kirk Cameron, Christian Reconstructionism, and The Homeschool Revolution Jennifer Sandlin

robots Watch a creepy disembodied robot mouth recite prayers, using AI Thom Dunn

witchcraft New Salem Witch Trials exhibit re-examines the meaning of "witch" Thom Dunn

kickstarter Kickstart this cool new comic of North American folktales by Indigenous artists Thom Dunn

canada "Little Bird" is a stunning cyberpunk graphic novel about indigenous people in a Canadian dystopia Thom Dunn

music Interview with musician and artist Genesis P-Orridge Sarina Claire and Case Esparros with Kane Lafia

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