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Mars planners are increasingly treating ice not just as a resource to drink or split for rocket fuel, but as a structural ...

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The horror genre has been thriving for years, and fans like myself have been thoroughly enjoying its current renaissance. Some of the best horror movies in recent memory come from wholly original ...

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In “Culture Creep,” Alice Bolin considers the connections between corporate thought control, femininity, pop culture and the computer age. By Alanna Bennett Alanna Bennett is a screenwriter, culture ...