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A six-hour police standoff in Duluth, Minnesota, ended when officers realized that the suspect had left before their arrival. Read More
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The Matter of War

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On the front lines in Ukraine Read More
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Live from the War

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“So much cruelty could have been avoided with a modicum of understanding of the realities of war.” Read More

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A Georgia man was found guilty of aggravated assault after he shot another man during a game of Uno. Read More
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Down the Hatch

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On the past and future of the carnival, one of America’s great institutions Read More
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The former head of the Oklahoma Republican Party called for the execution of Anthony Fauci by firing squad. Read More
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In the Land of Living Skies

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Why it’s important to live in the dark Read More
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A black cat with abnormally large eyes and paws became the temporary mayor of Hell, Michigan. Read More
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A man was charged with aggravated assault for beating his roommate in an argument over what mosquitoes look like. Read More
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Ghosting the Machine

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In the uncanny valley of the dolls: Sam Lipsyte investigates digisexuality in Las Vegas Read More
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“Small” Disasters

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“The damage done to Kyiv and Mariupol is visible to the naked eye, but many other horrors continue in the shadows when a big crisis takes over the media.” Read More
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In Oregon, the trial of Nancy Crampton Brophy, a woman charged with murdering her husband after self-publishing an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband,” began. Read More
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Who Killed Louis Le Prince?

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Ghost in the machine: on the origins of cinema Read More
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A Russian soldier who replaced a plate in his body armor with a stolen MacBook was killed in Irpin, Ukraine. Read More
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Two former soldiers in Germany who claimed that a fortune-teller had instructed them to interfere in the conflict in Yemen were charged with attempting to form a terrorist organization. Read More
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Notes on the State of Jefferson

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Range wars: a secessionist movement reveals the cracks in American democracy Read More
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A group of researchers released a study identifying the Dark Empath personality type. Read More
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I Multiplied Myself

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Better living through avoiding it entirely: on the life and work of Fernando Pessoa Read More
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The Fate of Ukraine

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While I am one of the critics who saw NATO expansion into former Soviet bloc countries as a dangerous provocation to Vladimir Putin, I’m stunned by his savagery, and by the possibility of an escalation that could involve more countries and cause many more deaths. Read More
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A new study suggested that half of all Americans alive in 2015 suffered brain damage from exposure to leaded gasoline. Read More
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Night Shifts

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Perchance to dream engineer: on new research into our sleeping minds Read More
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In Texas, a screening of The Batman was paused when a live bat entered the theater. Read More
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The Eros Monster

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The thrilling, all-consuming, irrational, and outright awful experience of bad romance Read More
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“It’s a communist country, so [Putin] can’t feed his people, so they need more farmland,” said the Republican senator Tommy Tuberville. Read More
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Bright Flight

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Illuminations: on fireflies, natural systems, and the complex field of complexity science Read More
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A Maine Department of Transportation helmet was found buried in seaweed on a Norwegian fjord. Read More
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Your Own Devices

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Does your phone really belong to you if you can’t repair it? Read More
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Barbarism

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“The barbarians of January 6 clearly had no idea what they wanted to achieve. It was a matter of fierce resentment boiling over—what philosopher Jacques Rancière calls ‘shared hating.’” Read More
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An 80-year-old nun in Los Angeles who stole approximately $835,000 from her school to fund her gambling habit was sentenced to a year in federal prison. Read More
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Voice Lessons

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Gaining a better understanding of elite athletes’ inner monologue, and of our own mental landscape Read More
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