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Science & Technology

From diamonds to rockets, mourning the dead has gotten high-tech (National Geographic)

Flying cars: Should we believe the hype? (NPR)

We are not living in a simulation. Probably. (Fast Company)

Arts & Culture 

An interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates (Goodreads)

Cornhole (yes, cornhole) is going pro (Experience magazine)

David Sedaris brings his act home (Raleigh News & Observer)

Movies & Television

“Marriage Story” is one of the year’s best films (Indy Week)

In “Blade Runner 2049” the question is the answer (Thrillist)

Halloween on DVD: The Year’s Best Horror (NPR)

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