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Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

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Redditor’s in-laws treat mice figurines as sentient members of the family

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‘Haha, just kidding … Unless?’ meme lets Twitter users be risky with a safety net

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Elizabeth Warren’s plan for everything is now a meme 

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