comedy An ode to that "Decorative Gourd, Season Motherfucker" post that goes around every fall Thom Dunn

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art Drew Friedman's latest book: Shtick Figures: The Cool, the Comical, the Crazy Mark Frauenfelder

Science "Young" exoplanet may end up a super-Earth Rob Beschizza

politics 1 in 50 Democrats and 1 in 5 Republicans think Biden made wrong decision dropping out Rob Beschizza

Trump shared fake image falsely suggesting Taylor Swift endorses him Allan Rose Hill

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comedy Lost in time: the fading fame of Andy Kaufman Yoy Luadha

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music The Beatles' new music video features goofy "new" footage of John and George in the same room as Paul and Ringo David Pescovitz

art An American tourist in Israel destroyed Roman statues, his lawyer blames "Jerusalem Syndrome" Jason Weisberger

racism Ohio high school football coach repeatedly called for a play named "Nazi" at game against mostly Jewish team David Pescovitz

Flying Burrito Brothers Flying Burrito Bros's long-lost Nudie suit found Bob Knetzger

music Courtney Love sings the scrapped lyrics to Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" David Pescovitz

animals Elephant shocks researchers by teaching itself to peel bananas (video) David Pescovitz

music Ace Frehley has a massive document of "dirt" on Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in a safety deposit box David Pescovitz

music KISS biopic will focus on the band's early years David Pescovitz

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