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By NYO Staff 6/28/99 12:00am

The Sun: Is It Brighter? … Can’t a Guy Get Abused in This Town?

The Sun: Is It Brighter?

The sun used to be the most popular guy in–well, in the entire solar system. He was bigger than God.

Poets had nothing but good things to say about him. People basked in his aura for hours and scientists nodded their

approval. He was the only way to score Read More

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