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music What does a rock sound like when it's shaped into an instrument? Popkin

AI Harvard students cheer graduation speaker encouraging them to mercilessly destroy AI Rob Beschizza

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trump Stars ditch Trump's "Freedom 250" concert series after they realize he's behind it Rob Beschizza

movies Backrooms makes $10.4m in preview screenings Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam? Ruben Bolling

Entertainment Disney World's "Carousel of Progress" now to include progress Ruben Bolling

books New biography captures Doonesbury's 50-year sweep of American life Ruben Bolling

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art Satisfying watercolor chickens come to life in Myroslava Boikiv's playful painting process Popkin

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maps K6 Project maps Britain's red telephone boxes Rob Beschizza

On again off again Scientists confirm alcohol is, in fact, bad for you despite civilization's vigorous objections Jason Weisberger

Grandpa Pudding Brains pauses Memorial Day tribute to workshop a joke about dead soldiers named Donald Jason Weisberger

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politics Scottish politician illegally used party funds to pay for camper van, fancy pencil sharpener, toilet seat, and curry sauce Rob Beschizza

donald trump US lost 4 million tourists in 2025 — and the World Cup won't fix it Ellsworth Toohey

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