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tabloids End of the British monarchy, FBI’s Epstein cover-up, and Mary Poppins’ orgy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants The X-Misses: Christmas music to sing to and rage by Cory Doctorow

music Listen to the original, slower, better (!) version of Men at Work's "Down Under" David Pescovitz

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music Listen: Laurie Anderson explores the Tibetan Book of the Dead David Pescovitz

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