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Cursed Degree Burns
Students are steamed after buying Masters Institute's dream of a fast track to high-tech employment.

Recycle Psyche: Artist Victoria Kerr gives a second chance to the aliens, flying pigs and rhinos she finds in her garbage can.

Night Howl: Telling stories with music, plus testosterone-infused stage antics.

Power Flower: A fisherman's paradise blooms with decadence in Lilies.

Monk He Shines: T.S. Monk pays tribute to his legendary father Thelonious, with Monk on Monk.

Notes From the Underground: Persistent local bands have a number of new releases.

100 Years and Counting: Duarte's Tavern is a delicious living legend.

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