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art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

dinosaurs 10 things you’ll be surprised to learn about dinosaurs Mark Frauenfelder

Dashcam video of fatal Uber collision released Rob Beschizza

music What a Transparent Day: A new musical compilation of psych nuggets is upon us David Katznelson

books Less than Human, More than Human Jasmina Tesanovic

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novels Review of The Hike, by Drew Magary Jonathan P. Lewis

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