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horror "The Substance"— an incredible, indelible, and viscerally inedible film I loved and will never watch again Natalie Dressed

politics SNL's State of the Union cold open perfectly captures what's wrong with Katie Britt Jason Weisberger

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Cake-ism A "cakewich" is a sandwich made out of cake slices Jennifer Sandlin

art Nun's "luck-bringing" vulva sculpture becomes beacon for followers Mark Frauenfelder

geography Here are the "most sinful" cities in America David Pescovitz

Blaire Erskine Hell House parody: Don't pet that dog 'too good'! Jennifer Sandlin

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dessert "Soaked," "sinful," and "yum-a-licious": here are Cheesecake Factory's 42 approved adjectives Annie Rauwerda

Rock n Roll Explore the history of rock & roll with a playlist of 1 great rock song from every year Thom Dunn

peanut butter A brief history of peanut butter Miss Cellania

COVID-19 Texas televangelist who falsely linked pandemic to premarital sex dies of COVID-19 Xeni Jardin

Art and Design Check out these life-like sculptures by Ronit Baranga Mark Frauenfelder

Bin Laden's porn stash subject of new documentary Xeni Jardin

History Bestiality was not socially acceptable in medieval Europe Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Leviathan: an eight foot tall, seven foot wide assemblage sculpture "ghost ship" Cory Doctorow

apple A software update has given new life to my ancient MacBook Air Séamus Bellamy

religion "Devil" shot while breaking up teen dances was indeed one of god's messengers (1922) David Pescovitz

What we've got to do is wait on God Loser Roy Moore refuses to concede Mark Frauenfelder