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syria Syrian refugees placed in hotel hosting a furry convention Rob Beschizza

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puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

interviews Talking Comics with Ignatz Award-Winning Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver Jeffery Klaehn

useful stuff The time I risked my life borrowing a Draft-Matic Mechanical Pencil Mark Frauenfelder

video games Creator of Stardew Valley: "It’s important to me not to just entertain, but to delight" Jeffery Klaehn

happy mutants Rodney Orpheus' pandemic oasis, Desert Island Nerds Gareth Branwyn

photography The new Barbie Polaroid camera actually sounds pretty wonderful Thom Dunn

books Ray Bradbury's captivating explanation of his Mr. Electrico character's uncanny origins David Pescovitz

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