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advice This 1969 film about overcoming stage fright is filled with useful information Mark Frauenfelder

top talent Wakka Wakka's latest magical puppetry production, Dead as a Dodo, starting its USA South Tour in October Jennifer Sandlin

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science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

politics RFK Jr declares Trump as "frightened" and "barely coherent" Jason Weisberger

armed MAGA minions Kyle Rittenhouse flees in terror when faced with a Black student at college event (video) Carla Sinclair

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music Another rare look at early Steely Dan surfaces: Reelin' in the Years Ruben Bolling

broadway Watch this frighteningly realistic tiger puppet from Life of Pi Jennifer Sandlin

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music Watch Scott Hutchison adorably explain depression to a child Thom Dunn

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tv See the strange first appearances of Cookie Monster in a junk food commercial and IBM training video David Pescovitz

alter ego The 'Batman Effect': how having an alter ego empowers you Miss Cellania

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police Amazon's secret deals with local cops give them access to realtime 911 data for use in scary alerts sent to Ring owners Cory Doctorow

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