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art The Weird of Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

parenting In California, an underground network of anti-vax doctors will write your kid a medical exemption letter to get them out of their vaccinations Cory Doctorow

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cancer Tobacco giant Philip Morris is quietly funding an "anti-smoking" foundation offering $1 billion in "grants" to public health leaders Cory Doctorow

music Laurie Anderson's VR experience 'Chalkroom' allows you to fly through stories Rusty Blazenhoff

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History Frank Sinatra to George Michael on coping with fame: "Swing, man" Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Kids explain how banned and challenged books helped them and even saved their lives Joan Bertin and Millie Davis

Science Recreating Our Galaxy in a Supercomputer Xeni Jardin

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Science Chelsea Manning interview: DNA, big data, official secrecy, and citizenship Cory Doctorow

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