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Books & ReadingMagical realism vs surrealism: how the two literary modes differ in narrator, reality, politics, and craft, with canonical…
Science & SpaceThe Carrington Event of 1859 was the strongest solar storm ever recorded. Here's the science, the history, and…
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GamingMetroidvania explained: the 2D action-adventure genre built on one map, ability-gated progression, and backtracking. From Super Metroid to…
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Science & SpaceThe phrase strange science facts that are true gets thrown around a lot, and most of the time…
Film & TVCannes 2026 closed its 29th La Cinef student competition on 21 May with a result the festival did…
GamingYou died. The screen fades to gray, the bonfire is three rooms back, and the souls you spent…
Memes & Internet HistoryAn 80s television car that has not turned a wheel in over ten years got pulled over by…
LifestyleWhat is dopamine fasting? It is a structured break from the activities that flood your brain with quick,…
CuriositiesA plant that vanished from the scientific record in 1967 just showed up on a private cattle station…
Film & TVJack Ryan: Ghost War landed on Amazon Prime Video today, May 20, with John Krasinski back in the…
Books & ReadingEvery May the US publishing machine pumps out the same kind of debut, a quiet domestic novel about…
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