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News Royal Mail's Dungeons & Dragons stamps: geek culture goes postal (and I went broke) Ellsworth Toohey

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consumerism Purse towers are shelves filled with containers that folks use to organize anything they might put into a purse Jennifer Sandlin

art Art gallery declared insensitive for selling ear-shaped rubber eraser and other gag gifts at Van Gogh exhibit David Pescovitz

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holocaust Texas school administrator tells teachers to provide "opposing perspective" to books about the Holocaust Rob Beschizza

politics Survey: 50% of Americans believe 'made-up news' is a very big problem for the country today. 46% say the same about climate change. Xeni Jardin

biographies Edward Gorey's macabre tarot deck from 1966 Mark Dery

art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

media Vladimir Putin is a vampire and other breaking news from the tabloids Peter Sheridan

The charley horse from Hell — why you should work at a standing desk Gammy Hamhock

Christmas in the Netherlands: a Canadian meets Zwarte Piet Lianne Bergeron