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thailand Macaques have colonized a city in Thailand and converted a movie theatre into a cemetery Thom Dunn

oops Internet fixes botched art restoration with glorious results Rusty Blazenhoff

Space NASA renames DC headquarters after Mary W. Jackson Rob Beschizza

robots The Slothbot is a slow-moving, energy-efficient observation robot that's also an adorable sloth Thom Dunn

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events There's a cool Ignite Live event tonight at 6pm PT Mark Frauenfelder

makers DIY robot companion based on Pathfinder from Apex Legends Mark Frauenfelder

arsenic Whole Foods' bottled water has "concerning levels of arsenic," says Consumer Reports Carla Sinclair

music Nile Rodgers tells of transforming Bowie's "Let's Dance" from folky to beyond funky David Pescovitz

newsletters Recommended newsletter: Exploding Topics, "a list of rapidly trending topics, insights and analysis." Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus Today Arizona reports its highest Covid daily death toll, and it's not even noon yet Carla Sinclair

Food Post office evacuated and workers treated for durian exposure David Pescovitz

cars This Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite looks to be the most cheerful of cars Jason Weisberger

bolton Colbert interviews Bolton Mark Frauenfelder

History Watch the rise and fall of Blockbuster Video in under four minutes Seamus Bellamy

b-side The rise and fall of Blockbuster, visualized Mark Frauenfelder

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