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3 Takeaways From Monterey Bay FC’s 2026 Season Ending Victory

After a tough season in the table, MBFC ended the USL Championship campaign on a high note

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Hex Cycle V: Complete

Tome of The Sixth Sun — A Cosmic Dramady

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Prejudice Doesn’t Know Borders in Josephine Baker’s “Fearless and Free”

I have tangentially known about Josephine Baker for a long time, but I had never learned much beyond the basics that she expatriated to…

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The Frighteners — Peter Jackson’s overlooked cult classic caught between two worlds

After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead, and uses that gift to con people.

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Father Mother Sister Brother: An Homage to Parenthood

Nonparallel Parenting in Jim Jarmusch’s 2025 Film

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The Mythology of Lord Dunsany

Œ’s tribute to the King of Dreams

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Ode to Linnea Quigley — Queen of the Scream Queens

A tour of the B horror badass’s oeuvre for fans and newcomers alike

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I Went Looking for Ghosts Beneath Edinburgh’s Streets

Deep beneath the cobblestone streets lies a forgotten world of haunted vaults, gruesome history, and eerie tales

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No-Code Lost to Vibe Coding, But Here’s What You Should Use Instead

I’ve been championing no-code for over a decade, but this looks like the end of the road

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International Chocolate Day: From Ancient Cacao to Dairy Milk and Kunafa Chocolate

Discover chocolate’s ancient cacao origins, its role in Maya and Aztec cultures, and the innovations that transformed a bitter drink into a…

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Beyond the Rhetoric: What the Moscow Summit Means for the US, Israel, and the Strait of Hormuz

As Pezeshkian meets Putin, Eurasian realpolitik exposes the limits of Western coercion and rewires Middle Eastern power.

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The 80:20 Principle And Why Reading Matters

Reciprocal reading and why your reading may not count

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Sweating the small stuff in Java

The story of small FixedSizeCollection types in Eclipse Collections

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‘The Substance’ and the “How Much Is Too Much” Dilemma

A movie with no room for subtlety

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Turning Point’s Latest Grift Is Building Christian Nationalist MAGAT Mills on Texas Taxpayers’ Dime

A billion today, $4.8 billion by 2030, a pastor who wants women’s vote repealed, and a governor who already rolled out the red carpet…

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The Badge Was Real. The Oath Was Decorative.

In Charlotte, an alleged competition to stop Black drivers raises an ugly question: how much conscience are you willing to surrender to…

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Sir, This Was an Indictment, Not a Personality Quiz

Those questions were rhetorical. But since you filled out the questionnaire anyway, I suppose we should discuss your score.

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The Silent Tap on the Shoulder: Microsoft, Capital Realignment, and the Involuntary Entrepreneur

When five decades of corporate paternalism yield to algorithmic capital, a gilded workforce must rediscover autonomy.

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Waiting for your iPhone Duo to Arrive?

Some things to do to prepare for the arrival of Apple’s new folding iPhone

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‘Sinners’: Why Vampires Need to be Invited Inside

Where did this classic vampire myth originate? Why is it so central to the story?

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Disorientated & Disappointed: Mass Effect Andromeda’s Intro Sequence

The beginning to the end of Mass Effect

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My Ex-Abuser Lives One Mile Away, and He Leaves Me Alone

Maybe it’s because he never gave a shit about me

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10 Reasons Celtic Frost was the greatest band ever.

In no specific order.

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Haiku: Hola, Holly

Colors are changing for the season

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Night of the Full Moon Enchantress

Marsha turned and her green eyes glowed. She said with a kiss, “I’ve kindled your flames.”

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On Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Ads

and more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses

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Meta is a cancer on democracy

Meta’s interference in Brazil’s presidential election is just the latest example of the danger Mark Zuckerberg poses to democracy…

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Proto-feminism and the battle for women’s bodies

London 1700 buzzed in the summer heat; in the heart of the city men went about their business, trading, working. Mary Astell’s Some…

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Nobody Can Play 8,000 Demos

Steam Next Fest was supposed to help small games get noticed. Now it buries them.

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The Voices We Almost Lost: Why Old Recordings Matter

Discover why old films, radio broadcasts, family videos, and sound recordings matter—and how preserving audiovisual heritage keeps human…

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Madam Midnight: The Ghost Who Haunts a Shopping Mall

One shopping mall, a midnight mystery, and a ghost who refuses to leave without a bargain.

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The Sales Approaches Archive: Six Ways to Think About and Execute Your Author Sales

The fourth installment of my archive round-up series — specific methods and techniques for moving more books

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Donald Trump is Trying to Kill You

And he may well succeed

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Wings of Multipolarity: Russia-India Aviation Venture Reshapes Aerospace Realities

Decades of partnership open manufacturing and connectivity frontiers as Western aerospace faces shifting global dynamics.

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The Weight Is Coming Off, But Is Your Body Getting What It Needs to Eat?

Weight loss shots cut hunger so well that many people now eat too little of what matters.

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I Spent 24 Hours With The iPhone Duo. It Felt Like My First iPhone Again.

I thought I knew the iPhone inside out. Then I unfolded the Duo.

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Jackass Number Two — friendship and death wishes shine above animal and elder abuse

Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, and the whole crew return to the screen to raise the stakes higher than ever before.

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What Are We Educating Designers to Become?

A monologue on design, education and the future of human creativity

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Beyond the Duopoly: Indo-Russian Aerospace Realignment and the Rewriting of Global Civil Aviation

From licensed combat assembly to Eurasian transit corridors, India and Russia challenge American aerospace hegemony.

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Flying Over Finfinnee Didn’t Feel Like Halloween Anymore

How a Global Visual Template Became an Oromo Cultural Fantasy

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If Your Children are Being Raised to be “Proud MAGA” Then You’re Grooming Them and They’re Being…

Ask the kid why. If all you get back is who they hate, you found your answer.

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What If…

The Thoughts That Haunt Me

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The Unofficial FAQ To Life With A Cleft Lip And Palate

Cleft lip and/or palate is by far the most common facial difference people are born with, yet for most, it remains a mystery. Let me fix…

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Immigration From the Inside: My Spouse is Becoming an Immigrant

The process is long, expensive, and requires a lot of paperwork. If we were desperate, I don’t know if we could wait

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God Never Changes:

But What Humans Write About Him Surely Does!

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Dementia Cases Will More Than Double by 2050.

Why the numbers are rising, and here are a few things you can do to protect your brain.

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If AI Can Write Apps, Why Can’t It Fix Them for the iPhone Duo?

Many pundits say developers will struggle to adapt their apps. Shouldn’t AI make that easier?

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Bingeworth Horror TV Series

Load Up Your DVR, Series To Watch With The Lights On

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The Troublemaker’s Guide to Afflicting the Comfortable

Punching up: why are right wingers and rich people so bad at it?

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How promoting nuclear energy is the opposite of climate action

Why former climate deniers pivot to cheerleading for big nuke.

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