May 2013
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May 22nd
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“Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth. That doesn’t mean that I...”
– Albert Camus, creative writing instructor
May 22nd
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scottfriday replied to your audio post: DJ Hennessy Youngman’s CVS BANGERS VOLUME 2 The… is this… i mean… like the pharmacy? Yes, except with gratuitous mixtape air horns and gunshots
May 21st
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May 21st
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Scandal Befalls McGruff the Crime Dog. →
May 21st
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May 21st
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May 20th
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The Start-Up Ride Stops Here. →
Come in, close the floating glass door behind you and take a seat on the purple mitt chair. Laugh and high-five me as I tell you this: After a period of exponential growth from a single formica table into the hall of mirrors you find before you, the company has to rightsize. Ha ha ha! Show me those veneers—all that stands between this conversation and the rest of the office is a suspended glass...
May 20th
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May 20th
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Thirteen Writing Prompts. →
earlhofert: 1. Write a scene showing a man and a woman arguing over the man’s friendship with a former girlfriend. Do not mention the girlfriend, the man, t… Still classic. 
May 19th
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May 17th
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May 17th
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“It’s okay to not be looking at what everyone else is looking at all of the...”
– The Annotated Wisdom of Amy Poehler
May 17th
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ListenFugazi - “Instrument” Fugazi Friday,...
May 17th
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May 17th
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Life is like a box of chocolates
Some people enjoy the really gross pieces. Your dog could get really sick off of it. It’s a lazy gift at best. Is this leftover from Valentine’s Day? Jesus. Come on.
May 16th
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Venture Bros. season 5 premieres June 2nd →
The long wait is over soon. Thank god.
May 16th
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May 16th
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Bill Hader and Fred Armisen playing doormen in an unaired sketch during which they couldn’t stop laughing. From Splitsider’s Best Bill Hader Sketches (my personal favorite was always “Al Pacino Checks His Bank Balance,” if you can find a video of it)
May 16th
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May 16th
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May 15th
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Myths, Misconceptions, and Superstitions About... →
Myth: Some spiders are deadly. Fact: There is no spider species anywhere that can properly be called “deadly.” Obviously, a few people have died from spider venom, but I know of no species anywhere on earth capable of causing death in humans in as much as 10% of cases, even if untreated. If the person bitten obtains medical aid, death from genuine spider bite (“mystery...
May 15th
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May 14th
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May 14th
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Hall and Oates →
May 14th
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May 13th
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Gin Doesn'€™t Make You Sad →
Groundbreaking journalism.
May 13th
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May 13th
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3 books, 1 weekend
The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth Old school dystopian sci-fi. The main character is basically Don Draper except for the part where he travels to the moon and performs a couple heroic feats, all the murder and sinister corporatocracy aside. The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler It’s impossible for me to not like Chandler books, and chances are I could reread them...
May 13th
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WOW.
scottfriday: that hyperbole and a half article about depression was like reading parts of my own history, word for word. i identified with that way, way more than i expected. Exactly what Scott said. I’m already reading it again.
May 9th
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XKCD's What If: Hair Dryer →
A brief story: The official record for fastest manmade object is the Helios 2 probe, which reached about 70 km/s in a close swing around the Sun. But it’s possible the actual holder of that title is a two-ton metal manhole cover. The cover sat atop a shaft at an underground nuclear test site operated by Los Alamos as part of Operation Plumbbob. When the one-kiloton nuke went off below, the...
May 9th
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I used to think I was pretty cynical when it came to politics. Not the most cynical guy, but competitive, you know? Considering Mark “Hiking the Appalachian Trail” Sanford winning in South Carolina, and considering pretty much any of Congress’ shenanigans of late, I think it’s safe to declare that there’s no one more cynical than the GOP. The Democrats are a...
May 9th
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May 8th
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Kyle Kinane produced a 20 minute pilot for a travel show. I can’t believe this isn’t a real series. (Mostly NSFW, use headphones, etc., via)
May 8th
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