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	Seeing Things When taking hallucinogenics, more is better, within limits. By Randy Fred
	The Obama Dreams The townsfolk rush to a local furniture store to see the two gold sofas Barack had just purchased. By Sheila Heti

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	Schrödinger’s Cat Just as Schrödinger swings closed the small metal door, the cat commands him to choose between Anny, his wife, and Helen, his lover. By Jessica Michalofsky
	The Ghost of James Cawdor A seance to contact a dead miner at Port Arthur, Ontario, in 1923—conducted by Conan Doyle himself. By Bill MacDonald

Stay Home & Stay Sharp Poets, novelists and photographers are crossing the distance with an assortment of online readings and talks. Stay home, stay safe and stay connected with this week's virtual events: "The End of Me" by John Gould May 24, 3:00pm. "The Goliath Run" by Brad Smith May 21, 7:00pm Art Connects: Re-opening Museums in a Post-Covid World with Daniel Szehin Ho, Lisa Movius, Tina Pang and Karen Smith May 22, 6:30pm Have we missed an event? Let us know on Facebook, Twitter with #StaySharpStayHome or via email at geist@geist.com.

THIS WEEK IN REVIEW Look Out, Not In Mary Schendlinger on How the Girl Guides Won the War by Janie Hampton. More » Baudelaire Through the Looking Glass Michael Hayward on The Baudelaire Fractal by Lisa Robertson. More » Linguistics Revolution Kelsea O'Connor on Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch. More »

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