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  • Bye is the first email service to automatically respond with an insult, and then delete every email sent to you

    Sixty-nine cents a month gets you a subscription to a bye.fyi email address. You will never see any email sent to the address, but anyone who sends you email gets… Read the rest of the article: Bye is the first email service to automatically respond with an insult, and then delete every email sent to you

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  • Raymond Chandler is the once and future king of opening paragraphs

    Somewhere between discovering The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Hellblazer, I fell deeply into love with early-to-mid 20th-century detective fiction. It was a world of smart men who mean… Read the rest of the article: Raymond Chandler is the once and future king of opening paragraphs

    • Seamus Bellamy
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  • In Praise of THE SPAMP! And SPIT-COIN: A Proposal to Convert All Money to Saliva

    Spoken Word with Electronics is an audio series delivering to you a two side recording of unusual stories paired with vintage modular electronic sounds Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the… Read the rest of the article: In Praise of THE SPAMP! And SPIT-COIN: A Proposal to Convert All Money to Saliva

    • Ethan Persoff
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  • This curious object fell from the sky in northern India

    This curious rock fell from the sky above Sanchore, Rajasthan, northern India on Friday, alarming residents with a huge explosive sound and leaving a one-foot crater where it fell. The… Read the rest of the article: This curious object fell from the sky in northern India

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  • A great fucking explanation of expletive in-fucking-sertion

    The English language is full of weird, unofficial rules that dictate certain grammatical changes for seemingly arbitrary reasons other than "it just feels right." Consider: inserting the word "fuck" into… Read the rest of the article: A great fucking explanation of expletive in-fucking-sertion

    • Thom Dunn
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  • We are all part of the biggest psychological experiment in history

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, 2.6 billion people were under a mandate to stay at home. According to psychologist Elke Van Hoof of Free University of Brussels-VUB, [the lockdown] "is arguably… Read the rest of the article: We are all part of the biggest psychological experiment in history

    • David Pescovitz
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  • Lovecraft Country is coming to HBO and I am here for it

    Watch this video on YouTube If HBO's upcoming Lovecraft Country is even 20% as great as its source material—Matt Ruff's novel bearing the same name—We're in for a fun, terrifying… Read the rest of the article: Lovecraft Country is coming to HBO and I am here for it

    • Seamus Bellamy
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  • Goodbye to the racist statue of Roosevelt and two people of color outside NYC's Natural History Museum

    Since 1940, a statue of President Theodore Roosevelt on a horse flanked by a Native American man and an African man on foot has stood outside New York City's American… Read the rest of the article: Goodbye to the racist statue of Roosevelt and two people of color outside NYC's Natural History Museum

    • David Pescovitz
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  • The "Into the Wild Bus" is gone

    "Into the Wild" bus removed by Alaska GuardWatch this video on YouTube Every year, adventurous (and oft-unprepared) hikers who are fans of Jon Krakauer's book "Into the Wild" (1996) or… Read the rest of the article: The "Into the Wild Bus" is gone

    • David Pescovitz
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  • Colin Kaepernick joining the board of Medium

    Colin Kaepernick is joining Medium's board of directors. He'll also develop editorial content for Medium's Level magazine for black and brown men and their new anti-racism blog Momentum. According to… Read the rest of the article: Colin Kaepernick joining the board of Medium

    • David Pescovitz
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  • Man removes wet clay blob on head slice by slice

    View this post on Instagram A post shared by William Cobbing (@william.cobbing) In this footage, William Cobbing (instagram) wears a giant ball of clay on his head. He slices off… Read the rest of the article: Man removes wet clay blob on head slice by slice

    • Rob Beschizza
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  • Kentucky Election Board conveniently cuts 3,500 polling stations ahead of primaries

    A record-breaking number of Kentuckians have registered to vote this year, when Lovecraftian demon Mitch McConnell is up for another term in the Senate. A slight majority of those voters… Read the rest of the article: Kentucky Election Board conveniently cuts 3,500 polling stations ahead of primaries

    • Thom Dunn
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  • The Allbaro Air takes a new approach to fixing your bad posture and it doesn’t feel like a straitjacket

    If your mother has been screaming at you for years to sit up straight, it might be time to finally take her advice. That’s because bad posture does more than… Read the rest of the article: The Allbaro Air takes a new approach to fixing your bad posture and it doesn’t feel like a straitjacket

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  • The greatest moment in the history of conservative comedy

    Courtesy of Fox News blatherskite Kat Timpf, here's a lesson on the dangers of performing contempt for laughs. When your reptile brain feeds you something really nasty to say and… Read the rest of the article: The greatest moment in the history of conservative comedy

    • Rob Beschizza
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  • John Bolton's book, packed with dirt on Trump, is out tomorrow

    John Bolton, challenged as to why he reserved his claims about Trump's behavior for a book deal, has a grimly convincing excuse: revealing them during his former boss's impeachment trial… Read the rest of the article: John Bolton's book, packed with dirt on Trump, is out tomorrow

    • Rob Beschizza
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  • Trump is reportedly planning to try, once again, to suspend H-1B and other visas through the end of the year

    From NPR: The new order — which is expected to come with broad exceptions — comes as the administration continues to wrestle with high unemployment among American workers because of… Read the rest of the article: Trump is reportedly planning to try, once again, to suspend H-1B and other visas through the end of the year

    • Thom Dunn
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  • WATCH: New 'Hamilton' movie trailer released, Disney film premieres July 3

    Hamilton | Official Trailer | Disney+Watch this video on YouTube Disney has just released a first look trailer for the new 'Hamilton' film.

    • Xeni Jardin
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  • NASCAR investigating noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage stall at Alabama race

    A noose was discovered in the garage stall of Black race car driver Bubba Wallace at a NASCAR race in Alabama on Sunday, less than two weeks after Wallace advocated… Read the rest of the article: NASCAR investigating noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage stall at Alabama race

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  • Elon Musk says Tesla 'Battery Day' and shareholder meeting on September 15

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Septeber 15 is the tentative date for the electric car company's shareholder meeting, and “Battery Day,” at which it Musk is expected to show off… Read the rest of the article: Elon Musk says Tesla 'Battery Day' and shareholder meeting on September 15

    • Xeni Jardin
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  • Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Black Panther and the Crew" is a powerfully relevant superhero story about Black lives, police brutality, and US history

    I have been frequently awed by Ta-Nehisi Coates's thoughtful observations on politics and race in America. But I'll be honest: I was somewhat disappointed by his first run of Black… Read the rest of the article: Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Black Panther and the Crew" is a powerfully relevant superhero story about Black lives, police brutality, and US history

    • Thom Dunn
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