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Food Post office evacuated and workers treated for durian exposure David Pescovitz

The 1995 Anime “Ghost in the Shell” is more relevant than ever in today’s technologically complex society Andrew D Maynard

tv HBO: Deadwood movie is finally happening Seamus Bellamy

religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Seamus Bellamy

Cryptozoology Mysterious sea monster photographed on Georgia shore David Pescovitz

interviews Interview with Timothy Leary archivist Michael Horowitz Lisa Rein

competition Man so angry with 7-11 he starts his own store and calls it 6-12 Carla Sinclair

candles New Mac-scented candle reportedly smells like a standard candle Rob Beschizza

recommendations New Recomendo newsletter, Issue No. 1 Kevin Kelly

politics Watch Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Tim Kaine, Mike Bloomberg speeches at 2016 DNC (Video) Xeni Jardin

Delightful Creatures America's Snake: The Rise and Fall of the Timber Rattlesnake Ted Levin

books On the strengths of fiction done as near-history Guy Gavriel Kay

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Drones and the rise of the high-tech assassins Andrew Cockburn

comedy A Conversation with John Cleese Ethan Gilsdorf

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