Old blind Isaac felt fur and mistakenly gave Jacob the birthright meant for Esau. Thus began many long millennia of interrogations, each of which have had two answers: the honest one, and the right one.

In this issue: Conspiracy at the office. Sex on the street. Escape from hell (attempted). Wistful lab rats. Happy dogs with unhappy people. Adventures in the Emerald City (Seattle). Sympathy for North Korea. Disaster on a movie set. A pregnancy scare (on purpose). An audition for a has-been. And two very different discussions regarding how to properly say goodbye to one’s mother(s).

This is a test.

If you haven’t done so already, check out How do you like your eggs? and Seconds.