Augmented Reality

Illinois Illegally Seizes Bees Resistant to Monsanto’s Roundup; Kills Remaining Queens
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Government drones spray ferrets with M&Ms
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Dallas County approves aerial pesticide spraying after first case of West Nile diagnosed
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Asian tiger mosquito, linked to Zika, small but steady in number
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How and why God created various animals
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Mice watch out: Larry the cat to stay at 10 Downing Street
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All cats are libertarians. completely dependent on others but fully convinced of their own independence.
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Adorable duckings have abstract thoughts
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Yikes! A boa constrictor found slithering across a Pa. parking lot
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It Takes 300 Years To Record All Tree Species In The Amazon
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Why We Missed This Nearby Mini-Planet for So Long
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A Simple Eye Test Could Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
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South Sudan ceasefire ‘largely holding;’ UN urges safe passage for fleeing civilians
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DC police shootout ends with 5 arrests
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Security fears mount ahead of GOP convention
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These Fearsome Dinosaurs Had Tiny Arms Just Like T. Rex
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Investigation: Lawmaker sexually harassed women on job
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Report: Hard-to-Kill Islamic State Commander Finally Dead
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Emmy nominations: Will there be surprises?
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How does a real ghost hunter feel about Ghostbusters?
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Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan Would Ban One-Third of the World From the US
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Donald Trump is getting ZERO percent of the black vote in polls in Pennsylvania and Ohio
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Hillary Rodham Clinton raising big dollars at tiny fundraisers
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State Department Reopens Hillary Clinton Email Probe
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Getting Hillary Rodham Clinton records takes more and more time
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How robot, explosives took out Dallas sniper in unprecedented way
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Security robot runs over child in mall, keeps going
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Tesla’s Autopilot Driving Mode Is a Legal Nightmare
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28 Awkward Child Stars That Are Now Crazy Hot
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‘Pokémon Go’ leads players to California facility housing sex offenders
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Politics|Democrats’ Convention Speakers Will Show Diversity and Stress Inclusion
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Congress Releases ’28 Pages’ That Looks For Saudi Links To Sept. 11 Hijackers
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‘Many dead’ after truck crashes into Bastille Day crowd in Nice, France
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65 arrested after blocking Baltimore expressway during protest
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Turkey Detains 6000 People As Crackdown Widens After Bloody Coup Attempt
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3 More Reported Held in Bastille Day Truck Attack in Nice
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Pokémon GO players break into zoo, others fall off cliff playing game
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Pokemon Go: Bosnia players warned of minefields
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Neanderthals ate each other and used their bones as tools
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Artwork © Cesar Valtierra

Artwork © Cesar Valtierra

Erik Nelson is an office drone by day, coffee house poet by night, who chases sea birds, antiques, sirens (the mythical kind), gremlins, and trips to places where memory resides. He grew up on records and tapes, and feels something was lost when audio went digital. He enjoys science fiction fandom but feels something is missing in it, so it is in effect one big lipogram. He believes that something written on a website is both an article and a wave at the same time. He notes that “Augmented Reality” is “a Collage poem made by catching, collecting and evolving internet headlines that were current on July 19, 2016.”

Cesar Valtierra is a graphic designer from El Paso, TX and the creator of the webcomic, Balazo.