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The Magnet 103: The Archive of Illustrated Misogyny
When postcards weaponized humor against women
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The Magnet 102: Problematical Recreations
...at one Problematic Problematical Recreation
The Magnet 101: Spanish Grotesque
Bosch's mysterious masterpiece and Spain's spin on the grotesque
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The Magnet 100: The World According to Alfi
RIP to a remarkable person
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The Magnet 099: The Homicidal Chauffeur Problem
How game theory mathematics shaped military strategy during the height of the Cold War
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The Magnet 098: Chaos Out of Order
Procedurally generated randomness
The Magnet 097: Four Bugs, Fake Sandos, and Butter Stink
Mathematical Games, Misrepresented Food, and Manga Masterpieces
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