music There's actually an interesting (and obsessive) story behind Wheatus's "Teenage Dirtbag" Thom Dunn

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animals Watch this street fight: Ninja rat vs. cat David Pescovitz

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racism Uniformed North Carolina deputy led armed white vigilantes to black teen's house Rob Beschizza

creativity How a children's book about a mouse is keeping me motivated in quarantine Thom Dunn

Technology Teenagers interview A.I experts about the future of thinking machines David Pescovitz

Beatlemaniacos The time a fake Beatles group tricked South America Mark Frauenfelder

music "Seinwave," a vaporfunk rework of the Seinfeld theme David Pescovitz

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social distancing Watch: Man strangles girl at park because she and teen friends are not social distancing Carla Sinclair

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coronavirus Mayor: First U.S. teenager to die of Coronavirus was denied treatment because he didn't have health insurance Rob Beschizza