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More Genres (And Artists) I Would Add to the ‘Dad Rock’ and ‘Cigarette Mom’ Musical Canon

Dad Rock and Cigarette Mom genres often boil down to a simple concept: mainstream music that white people like. Here’s more of that.

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By Lauren Boisvert
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North Carolina Man Must Pay Back the Millions He Acquired in First-Ever Streaming Fraud Case

Michael Smith used AI-generated songs and bots to scam millions from streaming platforms since 2017, and now must face the music.

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Norovirus Turns Cruise Ship Into a Poop-and-Vomit Wonderland. Here’s How This Keeps Happening.

Cruise ships may be affordable and accessible, but the trade-off is spending your vacation on a giant floating petri dish of disease.

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By Luis Prada
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NASA’s Hubble Caught a Comet Breaking Up in Real Time, and the Images Are Wild

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers captured detailed images of a comet as it began to tear itself apart.

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By Luis Prada
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Scientists Discovered a New Dinosaur Species in South Korea, and It’s Named After a Cartoon

Paleontologists in South Korea have identified a new dinosaur species and named it after a beloved Korean cartoon character.

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