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star wars The cosplayers of Star Wars Celebration 2019 David Mizejewski

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

dogs Helping my fat little dog not be so fat Jason Weisberger

google Exec who oversaw Google's failed babykiller projects and cozied up to Saudis quits after employee uprising Cory Doctorow

art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

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