mining A deep dive into the bloody mines of the Healing Crystal industry Thom Dunn

art Phone call leads police to $800,000 in stolen art by an artist who believed Jesus was a space alien Xeni Jardin

music Keyboard Fantasies: exquisite New Age music you've never heard David Pescovitz

music Environments: a pioneering 1970s ambient soundscape series now in app form David Pescovitz

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Science Possible sign of life on Venus David Pescovitz

canada Canada Post apologizes for stamps bearing decapitated head of prime minister John Macdonald statue David Pescovitz

snakes Snake, 62, lays eggs without having been around a male for more than a decade David Pescovitz

teeth Teen forced dentist to remove braces, at gunpoint David Pescovitz

passports US customs agents have already intercepted thousands of fake IDs this year at a single shipping hub David Pescovitz

Food Pope: God says sex and food are A-OK David Pescovitz

music Kool & The Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell, RIP David Pescovitz

military US Navy bans hemp shampoos, lotions, and soaps David Pescovitz

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Sex Safer sex now means wearing a mask, says Canada's Chief Public Health Officer David Pescovitz