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- Bill Nye, the litigious guy, is suing Disney for $37 million.
- The New York Times has a good look at the Spectrum workers strike, which began 151 days ago.
- The Phoenix New Times broke down some of the abuses committed by disgraced Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who Trump just pardoned.
- 300,000 people are without power in Texas as a result of the "catastrophic" Hurricane Harvey.
- Meanwhile, some lunatic recorded this terrifying footage from inside the hurricane's eyewall.
- In response to this week's news that the Village Voice will be ending its print edition, Long Reads has a nice round-up of some of the alt-weekly's most memorable stories.
- Uganda monkeys are experiencing a mysterious plague of concave faces, missing nostrils, and cleft lips.
- Netflix has created a set of weed strains based on popular shows like Arrested Development and Bojack Horseman.
- Some thoughts on what, if anything, the Night King's Ice Dragon will spew on Sunday's Game Of Thrones finale.
- And finally, happy National Dog Day!
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