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In a few hours, if the gods are kind, I'm getting on a bus to the town where I grew up (a 10-hou ride) to see one of my dearest friends get married. A bittersweet journey in many ways- my friend is extremely ill; separate from that, I have extremely mixed felings about returning, even for a visit, to the town where I once lived- but I wouldn't miss the occasion for the world.

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How Terry Gilliam did his cutout animations.

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Via burger_eater: Jaws, as Charles Schulz might do it. Good grief!

Photo via theweaselking; caption via the Far Side

“Remember me, Mr. Schneider? Central Park Zoo. 1997. If you’re going to shoot pictures of a leopard, Mr. Schneider, you’d better be prepared to finish the job.”

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Leukemia cured in test cases... using a modified variant of HIV.