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Funny Gary Larson quietly brings back 'The Far Side' after 25 years away Andrea James

crimes Child rapist Mary Kay Letourneau dead at 58 Rob Beschizza

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newsletters Recommended newsletter: Exploding Topics, "a list of rapidly trending topics, insights and analysis." Mark Frauenfelder

drugs Today is the 50th anniversary of Dock Ellis's legendary baseball no-hitter on LSD Thom Dunn

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trump Joe Scarborough in WaPo Op-Ed: The slimy tsunami of bilge spewing from President Trump is hurting innocent people Mark Frauenfelder

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Gadgets The Tovala is the oven so smart it actually cooks your meals for you all by itself Boing Boing's Shop

Business More reporting links Clearview AI to Trump-aligned racists, neo-Nazis, and alt-right trolls Xeni Jardin

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coronavirus Right-wing websites are weighing the pros and cons of letting people die from coronavirus to help the economy Thom Dunn

COVID-19 Man dead, wife in hospital after ingesting what they thought was a drug touted by Trump Gareth Branwyn

coronavirus CDC coronavirus "daily update" site takes the weekend off Rob Beschizza

tabloids Unstoppable plague, Doomsday is here, and Cruel Meghan, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan