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third time's the charm: first clean puzzle five 🎉 #ACPT

ancient greek newspapers shortly after Damocles was killed:

🚨: NASA just dropped a full disk image of Earth taken by Artemis II 🤯

Do Yourself a Favor This Spring: Go See the American Woodcock’s ‘Sky Dance’ Timberdoodles have one of the wildest mating rituals among North American birds, and you should definitely check it out. Here’s how.

Folks, it is time once again www.audubon.org/magazine/do-...

the "I have an [9D]" humblebrag did not go unnoticed

the purpose of a rube goldberg machine is what it does eventually

Nearly 200 years before the arrival of Selena Gomez Oreos, European settlers first introduced possums to Aotearoa.

one of the best sentences in environmental journalism history

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1964 new york world's fair commemorative dachshund

can't stop thinking about the 1964 new york world's fair commemorative dachshund. does anyone know where I can get a 1964 new york world's fair commemorative dachshund

It’s also the way I walk.

Meet the extremophile molds wreaking havoc in museums Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their spread

From our new issue: Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their spread

The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaged the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.

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Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed, the Trump administration began rewriting the narrative, labelling the victim as a "lunatic" and a "terrorist" contradicting all available evidence

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gum disease is when plaque turns into calculus
math team is when calculus turns into plaque

what is Pianosylvania?

Gaming Today's Wordle answer is grueling – here's why October 24's puzzle could break your streak News By Dave LeClair | Contributions from Jeff Parsons published October 24, 2025 Wordle players could get today's puzzle wrong if they're not careful When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works.

there are news sites that publish entire articles about a single five-letter word

chicago drafted rome and then rome drafted chicago

I just think it’s so much cooler and more interesting to try to be the best audio show rather than the shittiest television show

imagine being born with the potential to develop incredible skill, athleticism, and height, toiling and training for decades to actualize world class ability, only to be awarded the title of "Denver Nugget"

we 💛 our amazingly talented crossword constructors: here's 50 of our crossword editor @xws.bsky.social's favorite puzzmo midis from 2026, all of which are now free to play 💝

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happy cartoons & puzzles issue to all who celebrate!!! feat. a brilliant meta, a musical cryptic, some chilly crossings, an intractable maze, and many more wintry delights 🧩🧩🧩 newyorker.com/cartoons-and-puzzles-2025

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it's only an umlaut if it's from the umlaut region of north macedonia. otherwise it's actually just a sparkling diaeresis

Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings

Zillow bowed to pressure from real estate agents and removed climate risk scores from home listings: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

We once loved pigeons. We might not remember that, but they do | Joseph Earp The gentle, beautiful curiosity of humans led to the discovery that these birds are able to differentiate between paintings by Monet and Picasso

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The special guest for the Season 9 premiere of Normal Gossip was Malala Yousafzai. We were thrilled to hear from her PR people that she was a fan of the show and wanted to be a guest, but we were surprised to find out that Malala’s team did not yet possess a professional-caliber podcast microphone. After an internal back-and-forth on whether we should mail them the Defector podcasting travel kit with a self-addressed box back to us, we decided to just buy her some new gear. In the future, when you see Malala do a BBC interview with a Shure MV7+ mic just out of frame, remember that Defector underwrote that equipment.

"Normal Gossip buys Malala Yousafzai a podcast microphone" was not on my bingo card for 2025 (and other such gems from this year's @defector.com annual report)

People once dreamed of sidewalks that could whisk them across the city. Somehow, that dream ended up at the airport 🛫

Listen to a new episode of 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3JJtFO1

The Moving Walkway is Ending - 99% Invisible Moving walkways, or “people movers” as they’re sometimes called, can be found in most major American airports. And, at least in theory, they serve a pretty important function—moving a bunch of very ru...

catch me on @99pi.org this week with a story about why new york almost built a moving walkway across the brooklyn bridge... and what it looks like when people refuse to give up on an idea that no one really asked for

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The Hidden Politics of the Crossword Puzzle Take it from me: A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racism.

thanks to @thenation.com for publishing this excerpt of my book; grateful to be edited by the wonderful @apockros.bsky.social

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Donate to Support the Fired Four: Alma, Ben, Jake, Jasper, organized by Louryn Strampe On November 5, 2025, Conde Nast management illegally fired four union l… Louryn Strampe needs your support for Support the Fired Four: Alma, Ben, Jake, Jasper

On Wednesday, Conde Nast management illegally fired four union leaders. While our union fights these illegal dismissals, the “Fired Four” have been left with no severance or COBRA coverage. Please donate to help cover their living expenses at the link below.