Monday, April 1

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A profile of a previously unknown rookie pitcher for the Mets who dropped out of Harvard, made a spiritual quest to Tibet, and somewhere along the line figured out how to throw a baseball much, much faster than anyone else on Earth.

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The past, present, and increasingly optimistic future of Vice.

Sunday, March 31

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The King of Rwanda is 76 years old, 7 feet 2 inches tall, and lives on public assistance in a small apartment in Virginia.

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On Aint It Cool News’ Harry Knowles, who built an influential empire on insider movie news while wheelchair-bound and at one point weighing over 500 pounds, then lost it all.

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On California’s three strikes laws.

Saturday, March 30

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The history and meaning of taxidermy in American museums.

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How a Mossad agent’s desperate bid to jumpstart his career led to the exposure of two top Hezbollah plants.

Friday, March 29

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A week with Avicii, the world’s hottest DJ.

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The author visits Franklin County, Mississippi, where, according to census data, there are zero same-sex couples.

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How a 100-mile footrace saved a beleaguered town.

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Growing old at the Playboy Mansion.

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In 1913, Joe Knowles became a media sensation after fleeing into the Maine woods wearing nothing but a jockstrap. Two months and one bear-clubbing incident later, the “Nature Man” returned to civilization as a hero. But was it all hoax?