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Great Sardinian sand heist thwarted by customs police

New York Times attempts to cover up its own reporting on Martian watermelons

The improbable revival of Joe Rogan, America’s bro whisperer

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Katt Williams thoughtfully disassembles "cancel culture" in about 2 minutes

Twitter launches paid subscription service for people it somehow hasn't taken enough from already

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The “action poetry” of Rachel Kushner’s The Hard Crowd

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7 coffee table books you’ll actually want to read

Henry Zebrowski has fond memories of being attacked by bats

Quinta Brunson is more of a Universal Studios type of girl

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Margaret Cho on pansexual superheroes, TV throuples, and sex toy cleaning tips

Shannon Lee learned to fight—and so much more—from her father Bruce Lee’s teachings

Trixie And Katya are worried about their frequent flier statuses

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Keke Palmer, Pete Davidson are ready to kill in exclusive trailer for Audible's Hit Job

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An exclusive Blood On Her Name trailer gets to the soul of this gripping neo-noir

We're giving away codes to watch the acclaimed documentary Gunda early and for free

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Patton Oswalt curated a B-movie marathon, and we've got a giveaway to celebrate

Getting our hopes up: The A.V. Club’s 14 most anticipated releases of 2021

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BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon make the yuletide gay with our holiday quiz

Page 7 and Wizard And The Bruiser get personal playing our version of The Newlywed Game

The hosts of Page 7 and Wizard And The Bruiser laugh and cry their way through shots of Malört

The hosts of Reply All never want to stop falling down internet rabbit holes

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Yeardley Smith and Zibby Allen bring their true-crime fixation to life with Small Town Dicks