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novels An interview with Charlie Kaufman about his new novel takes a weirdly meta Kaufman-esque turn Thom Dunn

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Business Camp Fire: PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for negligence in California’s worst wildfire Xeni Jardin

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politics U.S. appeals court rejects Trump's attempt to escape 'emoluments' lawsuit over D.C. Trump Hotel Xeni Jardin

graphic novels Casting announced for the upcoming Audible adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" Thom Dunn

medicine The "psychobiome" is bacteria in your gut that affects how you think and act David Pescovitz

Disney Disneyland fan re-creates the Haunted Mansion in Animal Crossing, and it's glorious Rusty Blazenhoff

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