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Forbidden Planet is Experimental, But Not Difficult

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By Elissa Stolman
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The Body That Names Space Things Doesn’t Want You Paying to Name Martian Craters

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By Ben Richmond
Are You Pissed That Disney Is Making a New ‘Star Wars’?

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By Patrick Henderson and Ryan Bassil
Entertainment

Yesterday’s Tomorrow Is Today’s Colossal Disappointment

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By Mark Allen

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Life

Alcohol Makes Your Brain Forget How to Communicate With Itself

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There’s still a ways to go before you can buy shrimp plastic cups from your local Pottery Barn.

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The internet loves a creepy-sounding explanation for basic human misery. This week’s version is “Earth’s heartbeat.”

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