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- Deval Patrick, channeling John Wick: "People keep asking if I'm in, and I haven't really had an answer, but yeah, I'm thinking I'm in."
- Republican congressman Paul Gosar hid the "Epstein Didn't Kill Himself" meme in 23 tweets he made yesterday.
- If you're already a successful, bestselling author, maybe you shouldn't use your considerable social media power to complain about and attack a college student just because they expressed mild dislike of your work?
- Three North Carolina cows swept out to sea during Hurricane Dorian have turned up months later living happily on a small island miles from the shore.
- How did the Internet become so dystopian? This NY Times Magazine feature piece explores that question, with lots of interactive features.
- A Long Island couple have been feeding and caring for a peacock that mysteriously appeared at their house.
- Disney+ has apparently memory-holed The Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad," featuring Michael Jackson.
- Michael Bloomberg: is he a misogynist, or just a crude guy with a rude sense of humor?
- REM's Michael Stipe and Mike Mills reflect on the 25th anniversary of Monster, queerness, the '90s, and the current state of music.
- Earthquake conspiracy theorists are spreading confusing and misleading information.
- Here's a cute illustrated piece about spending a night at a local bodega.
- Listen to new songs from Beck and Moses Sumney.
- And finally, I have never experienced this level of love in my life:
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