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Crank Doctors and Their Allies Are Ready for War With the Medical Establishment

10.27.22

By Anna Merlan
The True Story Behind Those Weird EU ‘Super-State’ Conspiracy Theories

06.22.16

By Gavin Haynes
Music

With His New EP on Safer at Night, Curses Proves He’s Found a New Home in Berlin

10.08.15

By David Garber
What We Know So Far About the Alleged Shooter Near a Mississippi Military Base

08.05.15

By Mike Pearl
Tech

In Praise of Crackpots Who Go Way Out on a Limb, and Then Suffer for It

03.27.15

By Mike Pearl
Music

Safer At Night’s Specialivery Has a Special Techno Delivery for Your Ears

03.17.15

By David Garber
Music

Stream Cranks’ First Ever Release

07.16.14

By David Garber

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Daily Horoscope: March 24, 2026

One bad mood doesn’t deserve the whole day, but whatever keeps resurfacing may be trying to tell us something.

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Life

Volcanic Lightning Is a Real Thing, and Scientists Finally Figured Out How It Happens

Scientists say microscopic carbon films on volcanic ash may help trigger the giant lightning bolts seen in eruption clouds.

9 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Life

Why Scientists Want to Kidnap Asteroids and Drag Them Closer to Earth

A startup wants to snag a near-Earth asteroid with a giant inflatable bag, potentially making space mining real.

10 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Music

5 of the Coolest Rock Bands with Under 1,000 Spotify Listeners You Should Definitely Know About

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

Original Pantera Vocalist Challenges Fans to Go Back and Listen to the Band’s ‘Amazing’ Work on Their ‘80s Glam Metal Albums

You just can’t call yourself a real metal fan if you haven’t heard at least one or two Glam-tera songs

12 hours ago

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