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Dry ice
The coldest, hottest topic
AK-47s
The world’s deadliest weapon
Futons
Furniture's rite of passage
The New Year
Drawing the line somewhere
Holiday obsessions
The ghosts of Christmas past
Holiday obsessions
The ghosts of Christmas past
Vinyl records
They’ve got their groove back
Japanese whisky
A straight-up hit
Section 230
The law that made the internet
Book covers
Go ahead and judge