The news and opinions from Dan Benjamin.

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• Monolith found in Isle Of Wight after mysteriously appearing in Utah, California and Romania | Evening Standard
• 'Sonic attacks' suffered by US diplomats likely caused by microwave energy, government study says - CNN
• Dick King-Smith HQ on Twitter: "Please enjoy these ducks changing their minds. https://t.co/v1jvCTNMmK" / Twitter
• California man punches 350-pound bear in face to save beloved dog 'Buddy' | Fox News
• The Crown: Netflix has 'no plans' for fiction warning - BBC News
• Woman with coronavirus eats super-spicy meal after losing sense of taste, documents body's 'weirdest' reaction | Fox News
• Peter Jackson Remastered Lord of Rings to Fix Visual Inconsistencies | IndieWire
• Hayabusa-2: Japan asteroid sample lands safely on Earth - BBC News
• Police Will Pilot a Program to Live-Stream Amazon Ring Cameras | Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Apple (AAPL) Preps Next Mac Chips With Aim to Outclass Highest-End PCs - Bloomberg
• (1) Brian Roemmele on Twitter: "Instant structure. Done. https://t.co/IqHU75Wp03" / Twitter
• (2) Jack Stargazer - 3/2/1998 - In like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb - YouTube
• SETI Astronomer Bets You a Cup of Coffee that We Find Aliens by 2036 - The Debrief — Thanks Brianne.