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  • Thom Dunn
    12:00 pm Tue, Nov 5, 2019
    UK officials blame asthmatics for the carbon footprints of 180,000 cars

    Because we live on a divergent Hellworld timeline where everything is too comically absurd to be real except for the fact that it is, the BBC published an article about… Read the rest of the article: UK officials blame asthmatics for the carbon footprints of 180,000 cars

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  • Thom Dunn
    7:48 am Tue, Nov 5, 2019
    Did "The Phantom Menace" actually predict the rise of Jeff Bezos and Amazon?

    Well, no, probably not. Also the dialogue remains objectively terrible. But tumblr user swan2swan makes a fairly convincing argument that the actual plot of Star Wars Episode 1 is eerily reminiscent… Read the rest of the article: Did "The Phantom Menace" actually predict the rise of Jeff Bezos and Amazon?

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  • Thom Dunn
    11:14 am Mon, Nov 4, 2019
    The mysterious correlation between avocado and Bitcoin prices

    For a while, I blamed myself. I had that noticed my paltry Bitcoin investment was doing well, so I threw some extra cash in, just to say what it would… Read the rest of the article: The mysterious correlation between avocado and Bitcoin prices

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  • Thom Dunn
    11:05 am Mon, Nov 4, 2019
    Vincent Price and Boris Karloff both used some weird ingredients in their homemade guacamole recipes

    Boris Karloff and Vincent Price are perhaps the two most well-known horror movie actors in history. But that's not all they had in common—they were, apparently, both fans of homemade… Read the rest of the article: Vincent Price and Boris Karloff both used some weird ingredients in their homemade guacamole recipes

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  • Thom Dunn
    8:29 am Fri, Nov 1, 2019
    Some genius mashed up the Ghostbusters theme with Nine Inch Nails' "Closer"

    Nine Inch Nails – Closer But It's Ghostbusters By Ray Parker Jr.Watch this video on YouTube I ain't afraid of no fuckin' like an animal. If this wasn't on your… Read the rest of the article: Some genius mashed up the Ghostbusters theme with Nine Inch Nails' "Closer"

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  • Thom Dunn
    4:40 am Fri, Nov 1, 2019
    Most "black market" guns in America are purchased legally across state lines

    States' rights are one of the greatest impediments to reducing gun violence in the United States. This was something I noticed when I chronicled the journey of getting my gun… Read the rest of the article: Most "black market" guns in America are purchased legally across state lines

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  • Thom Dunn
    4:45 am Thu, Oct 31, 2019
    How America's hatred of poor people ties back to Puritan work ethic

    Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowship-winning philosopher Elizabeth Anderson recently spoke with Joe Humphreys at the Irish Times about America's toxic obsession with by-your-bootstraps individualism, and specifically how it relates to poverty.… Read the rest of the article: How America's hatred of poor people ties back to Puritan work ethic

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  • Thom Dunn
    4:38 am Thu, Oct 31, 2019
    Florida man tries to have sex with Olaf from "Frozen" and a stuffed unicorn in a Target

    "Do you want to fuck snowman? It doesn't have to be a snowman…" Apparently—if you're 20-year-old Cody Meadar of St. Petersburg, Florida—it could also be a stuffed toy unicorn. From… Read the rest of the article: Florida man tries to have sex with Olaf from "Frozen" and a stuffed unicorn in a Target

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  • Thom Dunn
    5:00 am Wed, Oct 30, 2019
    Kentucky lawmaker freaks over Day of the Dead zombies

    Henderson, Kentucky is a town of about 30,000 people in the western part of the state. It's not far from Evansville, Indiana, and it's one of the top three corn… Read the rest of the article: Kentucky lawmaker freaks over Day of the Dead zombies

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  • Thom Dunn
    4:15 am Wed, Oct 30, 2019
    This-City's-Makin'-A-Comeback Bingo Card

    Like a lot of people, I belong to a number of neighborhood-centric Facebook groups. While the general Jamaica Plain group is broadly fine, there's also a private, invite-only group for… Read the rest of the article: This-City's-Makin'-A-Comeback Bingo Card

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  • Thom Dunn
    6:30 am Tue, Oct 29, 2019
    The CIA is offering…privacy advice? For trick-or-treaters? WTF?

    Need some last-minute advice to make a costume so good, no one will recognize you? Check out these 5 tips to remain incognito this #Halloween with the help of our… Read the rest of the article: The CIA is offering…privacy advice? For trick-or-treaters? WTF?

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  • Thom Dunn
    6:00 am Tue, Oct 29, 2019
    Which of these Halloween baguettes is the scariest?

    Finally, someone's asking the important questions. As it’s Halloween, which baguette is the most scary? Give your reasoning pls pic.twitter.com/vQfuVx3HCW — Dave (@sheepfilms) October 24, 2019 61 percent of respondents… Read the rest of the article: Which of these Halloween baguettes is the scariest?

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  • Thom Dunn
    4:30 am Mon, Oct 28, 2019
    What's cooler than being cool? Hundreds of musicians protesting ICE and Amazon

    Stop, collaborate, and listen: Amazon's complicit in ICE's extraditions (plus other abuses of human rights enabled by that agency's authoritarian agenda) That's why hundreds of musicians—nearly 500, at the time… Read the rest of the article: What's cooler than being cool? Hundreds of musicians protesting ICE and Amazon

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  • Thom Dunn
    4:00 am Mon, Oct 28, 2019
    Breaking down the political alignments every character in Mario Kart

    Watch this video on YouTube Toadette is definitely black bloc Antifa, straight-up.

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  • Thom Dunn
    9:28 am Sat, Oct 26, 2019
    Examining the generational loss of ancient Halloween traditions

    Halloween, like many modern American holidays, is a kind of mashup of different cultural traditional traditions rooted in the autumnal harvest, and some kind of celebration or connection with the… Read the rest of the article: Examining the generational loss of ancient Halloween traditions

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  • Thom Dunn
    5:00 am Fri, Oct 25, 2019
    I didn't know chipmunks could attend Space Mission Bible Camp!

    Watch this video on YouTube Re-edit courtesy of Everything is Terrible, although I also found the original VHS source on Amazon which includes this delightful plot summary: Chadder Chipmunk wants… Read the rest of the article: I didn't know chipmunks could attend Space Mission Bible Camp!

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  • Thom Dunn
    4:00 am Fri, Oct 25, 2019
    Get 35 free audio books from Tor's new horror imprint

    Renowned sci-fi and fantasy publisher Tor just launched a new book imprint called Nightfire, focusing on new horror fiction. And to celebrate, they're giving away 35 free short horror stories… Read the rest of the article: Get 35 free audio books from Tor's new horror imprint

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  • Thom Dunn
    5:20 am Thu, Oct 24, 2019
    Boston cops clocked 9,000 hours of overtime at the "Straight Pride" parade — and none of it with body cams

    The "Straight Pride" Parade that was held in Boston in the end of August was just another example of thinly-veiled alt-right trolling. Unfortunately, it also worked. A hateful parade of… Read the rest of the article: Boston cops clocked 9,000 hours of overtime at the "Straight Pride" parade — and none of it with body cams

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  • Thom Dunn
    4:53 am Thu, Oct 24, 2019
    Cloud City Soundtrack is your new favorite Star Wars comedy pop-punk band

    When he's not playing drums for bands like Motion City Soundtrack and Tiny Stills, Tony Thaxton hosts a number of wacky podcasts — including a series of weekly Star Wars comedy… Read the rest of the article: Cloud City Soundtrack is your new favorite Star Wars comedy pop-punk band

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  • Thom Dunn
    5:20 am Wed, Oct 23, 2019
    Zappos Data Breach consolation might be the most egregious one yet

    Back in 2011, I signed up for a Zappos account so I could buy pants for a wedding I was in. Then I returned them because they didn't fit. I… Read the rest of the article: Zappos Data Breach consolation might be the most egregious one yet

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