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Mad Women

It’s been 50 years since the time of Mad Men. How are today’s Peggy Olsons faring?
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This Is a Public Safety Announcement from the MTA

“Please do not use any kind of vacuuming device to suck up items that may have fallen on the track. Please do not give such devices vulgar nicknames.”
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Meme of Thrones

Game of Thrones owes much of its success to George R.R. Martin’s image macro-ready language.
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For All I Know About You

Would you want to know your Craigslist roommate’s deepest, darkest secret? Or are these things better left unsaid?
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The Cruelest Month: Introducing the Reluctant Reader

What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month than making someone who doesn’t like poetry read a lot of poetry?
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Recommendations, 3/29

This week, we love classic samurai movies, boy bands, roast chicken, and sock garters.
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To Infinity and Beyond

Or how a ten-hour loop of Daft Punk signals the coming post-scarcity economy.
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Uneasy Rider

Traffic in Vietnam’s capital is a chaotic mess of strange, haphazard beauty.
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Tiny Brad Pitt

“Angelina took the kids, yeah. She said it was for my safety, she was worried one of them was going to put me up their nose or sit on me.”
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How I Fleeced a Little Kid Out of the Hottest New Magic: The Gathering Card

Step 1: Find awesome wizard in booster back. Step 2: Show awesome wizard to nerd child. Step 3: Profit!
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The Circle of Life

“All things die. Your grandmother, she’s going to die. Soon. All your friends? Dead, eventually.”
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Killing It: A Defense of The Walking Dead

Why have critics turned on one of television’s most ambitious series?
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Is the Harlem Shake Offensive?

The Harlem Shake and the dangers of cultural appropriation.
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From Puppy with Love

Long-distance relationships are hard, but sending puppy pictures can help.
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Profile Bios of Twitter Spambots

This is what the robots think of us.
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Recommendations, 3/15

We like sci-fi shows, the Pope’s security guards, and of course, Taylor Swift.
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Secret of Momma

In the role-playing game of life, the “adopted” attribute is often misunderstood.
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Are We Over SXSW?

Like everything on the internet, the backlash to the country’s largest tech conference is warranted but also too vocal.
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Excalibur

Introducing the ultimate product for men.
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Holy Shit This Conversation from Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Is Awful

How should a powerful warrior witch respond to being stuck with housekeeping duty? Our hero has some opinions.
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House of Cards Recaps, Based Entirely on Texts From My Mom

“Gaby I can’t stop watching this show.”
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See The Bygone Bureau at SXSW

If you’re in Austin this weekend, check this out.
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Don’t Think Twice: An Interview with Hunter Payne

“Drawing was every kid’s thing, I just kept doing it.”
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Cat Census 2013

Hallie surveys her neighborhood felines.
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In Defense of Saturday Night Live’s “The Californians” Skit

“What are you doing here?” “I could ask you the same thing.”
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What Is the Best Radiohead Song?

We offer the definitive answer to the great question of our times.
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Manic Pixel Dream Girl, Part 2

Growing up, videogames were a passion and identity, and also a means of not fitting in.
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The P-Word

Not exactly, but sort of a defense of the word panties.
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Recommendations, 3/1

Some things we like right now include: George Eliot, Bunheads, screaming goats.