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  • The long-running metal band returns with its 10th album — and continues to find new ways to sound heavy. "At the Well" develops like a drawn-out outlaw-country song over the course of 10 minutes, navigating pain and salvation through Steve Von Till and Scott Kelly's words.
  • Different lineages of cat with the same coloration got their looks in unique ways. The genetic variants that determine those patterns come from different mutations in the same genes. And that has some scientists thinking there may be more to the genes than meets the eye.
  • Previously, "popcorn lung" disease has been limited to plant workers exposed to flavoring chemicals. The new verdict awarded to a microwave popcorn consumer may spark a rash of similar suits, lawyers say.
  • Software mogul Larry Ellison, who recently purchased the Hawaiian island of Lanai, is finding out that owning an island is not all Mai Tais and hammocks. Along with the island, Ellison bought a relationship with the 3,000 people who live there.
  • The nonprofit in charge of distributing organs wants to revamp the system for distributing kidneys for the first time in 25 years. But some transplant specialists and bioethicists fear the changes could end up discriminating against some patients.
  • Pete Travis' new take on the British comic does justice to the story of post-apocalyptic Mega-City One and its all-powerful lawmen, the Judges. As critic Joel Arnold explains, Dredd succeeds where its 1995 predecessor didn't — by taking bold risks. (Recommended)
  • Inspired by a real-life "pregnancy pact" story, writer-directors Delphine and Muriel Coulin explore the idea that all teens share a desire for control, but have trouble imagining outcomes and consequences.
  • David France's meticulous documentary chronicles the anti-AIDS movement ACT UP, profiling the activists who forced the government and the medical establishment to respond. (Recommended)
  • The video-sharing site has added a feature that invites users to chip in to support the filmmakers they like. It's just the latest in a long history of attempts to solicit tip-sized donations online, but Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor says the idea is finally catching on.
  • Mitt Romney's campaign is calling President Obama a redistributionist as a way to change the "47 percent" discussion. But in fact, taking from some and giving to others is a concept long enshrined in the nation's tax code.
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