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Lay It Down

People love John Samson Fellows’s music. He doesn’t want to make it anymore.

Out Around the Bay

When Wanda bought the house, she didn’t imagine that anyone in the community would recognize that she and Lynn were queer.

Bad Pills and Missing Science: How the Medical System Fails Us

The Guardian's Bad Science columnist on lousy science writing and why our mistrust of big drug companies is likely warranted.

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When Noise Becomes Sound

What's the difference between an assault to the eardrums and a treat for them? The answer is a matter of aesthetics, yes, but also time and distance.

The Cheque Is In the Mail

The case here described is real, witnessed by the author in Small Claims court. The names have been changed and some details and times condensed. This week: A missing cheque that was supposed to erase a debt.