happy mutants Paul Di Filippo on Radicalized: "Upton-Sinclairish muckraking, and Dickensian-Hugonian ashcan realism" Cory Doctorow

COVID-19 Quadruped robot patrols sidewalks to urge social distancing David Pescovitz

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

Technology Turning bricks into batteries David Pescovitz

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

conservation Scientists clone endangered horse from genetic material frozen 40 years ago David Pescovitz

Space Trailer for new docuseries about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster David Pescovitz

sports Fantastic pins remix pro sports logos with Black Lives Matter David Pescovitz

music "Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy" David Pescovitz

Japan Alien-looking robot to stock convenience store shelves David Pescovitz

activism How to be a guerrilla theatre activist David Pescovitz

photos Magnificent images from the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition David Pescovitz

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guns Not first rodeo for gun-toting St. Louis couple Rob Beschizza

oregon First-ever virtual Oregon Country Fair is happening this weekend Rusty Blazenhoff

black lives matter Proceeds from this "White Claws Not White Pride" shirt/mask go to Black Lives Matter Thom Dunn

politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

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