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Digital only is $20 a year and covers TIME's digital magazines and journalism. Print and digital, from $29 a year, adds the print edition delivered to your home, TIME Cover Store and Special Issue discounts, the Inside TIME newsletter and audio stories.

#### Is TIME a reliable news source?

TIME is a general-interest news organization founded in 1923. Its journalism is reported and edited by a professional newsroom led by Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs, with named correspondents on politics, climate, health, technology and culture. It reaches 1 million US print subscribers and 1.15 million globally, plus more than 1.1 million newsletter readers.

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## Bizarre


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## [Homeowner Who Found His Basement Flooded With Five Inches of Blood Is Having a Rough Week](https://time.com/5703313/blood-basement/)  
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## [Your Halloween Hero Has Arrived. It's 'Charlie' Fighting Back Against a Rude Animatronic Spider Because He Does Not Suffer Fools](https://time.com/5700662/toddler-fights-halloween-spider/)  
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## [Halloween Prankster Bear Saunters Up to House to Steal Pumpkin and No Festive Gourd Is Safe. Intentions Are Unclear.](https://time.com/5695111/bear-steals-pumpkin/)  
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* ![Dutch police logo](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6a52ea7710415a9/698a039f011682805c97e4bc/dutch-police-arrest-bird.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [Police Arrested a Sneaky Bird for Its Part in a Robbery](https://time.com/5689057/bird-arrest/)  
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## [Cheese Dispute Alert. Chef Insists He Lost Michelin Star Because of a Misguided Cheddar Assumption](https://time.com/5685993/michelin-la-maison-des-bois/)  
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Sep 3, 2019  
## [Vegan Sues Neighbors for Barbecuing in Their Own Backyard Because She 'Can't Go Out There'](https://time.com/5667413/vegan-sues-barbecue/)  
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Aug 21, 2019  
## [Camping at the Phish Concert Is Cancelled Due to Plague-Ridden Prairie Dogs](https://time.com/5657486/phish-concert-cancelled/)  
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Aug 15, 2019  
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Aug 14, 2019  
## ['TV Santa Claus' Wearing TV on Head Inexplicably Leaves Old TVs on 50 Doorsteps](https://time.com/5652006/man-wearing-tv-on-head/)  
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## [Woman Who Went Viral for Naming Her Wi-Fi 'Old Bay Seasoning' Explains Her Spicy Choice](https://time.com/5650877/old-bay-seasoning-wi-fi-explained/)  
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## [This Cathedral Built an Entire Fairground Ride Inside](https://time.com/5648787/helter-skelter-cathedral/)  
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