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fandom Dale Cooper shows up on TikTok entering Twin Peaks at the exact moment he drove into the town 31 years earlier Gareth Branwyn

happy mutants Coming soon to a city near you: HUMP, Dan Savage's amateur smut fest, banned from Facebook! Cory Doctorow

corruption Canada's election, in which Justin Trudeau's chickens come home to roost Cory Doctorow

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psychedelic A handful of psychedelic "Atlantis" mushrooms in Amsterdam Jason Weisberger

cupcake socialism Fox news host ridiculed for spouting fake facts about Denmark Mark Frauenfelder

fake news Queen collapses, Stacy Peterson’s body found, Jennifer Aniston’s post-divorce hook-ups, and other news that never happened, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids. Peter Sheridan

delightful fruits Crazy Russian Hacker tries Durian – a very smelly fruit Mark Frauenfelder

Dungeons & Dragons Gift Guide for Tabletop Gamers 2017 Gareth Branwyn

navigation Google Maps pulls feature that shows how many mini-cupcakes it takes to walk somewhere Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Mondo 2000, influential 90s cyberculture magazine, returns online Gareth Branwyn

David Sedaris David Sedaris shares his writing process – always carry a notebook Mark Frauenfelder

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books When an Elephant Falls in Love — an irresistible meditation on the quest for connection Wink

puppets Karl Herlinger talks to his fist Michael Borys