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Examining What 'Never Again' Means Through the Lens of Magneto
Writing for Defector, Asher Elbein talks about the evolution of the character of Magneto, who is...
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'We pay attention to timbre, rhythm, as well as variation'
'Seagull Boy', nine, wins European screeching competition
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Realistic is not necessarily the most convincing
Emil Dziewanowski is a technical artist in the gaming industry who excels at using inventive techniques...
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Experts left scratching their heads as wombat wanders into ocean
Experts left scratching their heads as wombat wanders into ocean. A couple holidaying in Tasmania's remote...
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When you let Dan Stevens be weird, that's when the magic happens
The Mary Sue joins me in welcoming actor Dan Stevens' sleazier weirder side. (slTheMarySue)Posting something fun...
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Life After Running
Life After Running Athletes are often defined by their physical strength. Who are they when they...
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I will not speak with her.
Ophelia's life, as much as we see of it within the boundaries of five acts, has...
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Listening at Two Very Different Scales
Large-scale listening: To ensure that DSS-43 can still place the longest of long-distance calls, the antenna...
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The six directions: North, South, East, West, Anth and Kenth
On Steam right now is a game that lets you play Mini Golf in four dimensions,...
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Outback cattle property to expand national park
Outback cattle property to expand national park after environmentally significant government purchase. An anonymous $21 million...
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We cherished the girls, grog and laughter
The Poetry of Actor William Smith. You may be familiar with William Smith as a "that...
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High-Speed Rail from (Almost) LA to Vegas Finally Happening
Brightline West is ready to start breaking ground this week, according to The Washington Post. The...
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members of the Voyager flight team celebrate
NASA's Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth reports NASA. After pinpointing the issue with...
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H5N1 bird flu is spreading to mammals, killing huge numbers.
H5N1 bird flu has begun spreading between mammals, leaving coastlines dotted with the bodies of birds,...
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Honeylocusts, Ginkgos, Callery Pears, Maples & more in the 5 boroughs
Previously: the official New York City tree map. Earlier this year: Kieran Healy created visualizations of...
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Whose priorities
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's introduction of Bill 18 is ostensibly meant as a corrective against federal...
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Protesting for Gaza on US universities
Pro-Palestinian orgs at universities across the world protest in support of "Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment" Columbia...
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Ukraine war heading into third summer
As Congress has finally passed the Ukraine aid bill, hope is returning to the frontline, where...
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The world has its youngest challenger for chess champion
17-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest challenger for the world championship title in history by...
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Jo Brand interviewed by Jamie Laing
Exactly as it says on the tin (50ish min). Jo Brand, an English standup comedian, talks...
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Insatiable: A Life Without Eating
Writer Andrew Chapman on having Crohn's and how food connects us to being human. (slLongreads)
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10 Years of Jeremy Parish's Works Projects
Jeremy Parish, dedicated game journalist and Retronaut, and creator of design deep dives, has been covering...
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Parasite Aircraft
Flying aircraft carriers show up in steampunk, dieselpunk and atompunk fiction so often, we can consider...