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bees Palace beekeeper's most solemn task: telling the bees about Queen Elizabeth II's death Jennifer Sandlin

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water How pop star Hozier made me believe in divining rods Thom Dunn

wine Why "traditional" wine is inherently bullshit Thom Dunn

poetry A Thanksgiving prayer from William S. Burroughs David Pescovitz

Space Why do cosmonauts piss on a wheel of the bus transporting them to the launch pad? David Pescovitz

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politics Tennessee governor signing anti-drag bill even as yearbook photo turned up of him in drag David Pescovitz

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books Books about contemplative practices, healing, and the politics of care work Elías Villoro

Audio Explore a library of disappearing and extinct sounds at Obsolete Sounds Rusty Blazenhoff

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