mincing words: neon gyrating sailor greets Russian submarines entering Swedish waters
not a stay-cation: service links talent abroad with short-term jigs called jobbaticals
please press zero for more options: surly AI being developed for automated customer-service applications
why are we listening to grandma singing: Mulder and Scully cover Neil Young
wingman: fantastic documentary on the life and times of Biggs Darklighter, X-Wing pilot
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