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The Enduring Mystery Of 'Jawn', Philadelphia's All-Purpose Noun

The Enduring Mystery Of 'Jawn', Philadelphia's All-Purpose Noun According to experts, it's unlike any word, in any language. March 24, 2016 at 05:53PM

Against the cult of the pussy eaters

Against the cult of the pussy eaters "There’s a reason for this recent proliferation of anti-oral screeds, mine included: Modern men are relentless in insisting they do it to us." March 24, 2016 at 09:28PM

A running list of companies threatening to boycott Georgia over an anti-LGBT ‘religious liberty’ bill Walt Disney Co. and its subsidiary Marvel Studios announced they would take their business elsewhere “should any legislation allowing discriminatory practices be signed into state law.” March 24, 2016 at 04:53PM

A running list of companies threatening to boycott Georgia over an anti-LGBT ‘religious liberty’ bill

Landing A Helicopter On A Ship During A Storm Looks Near-Impossible

Landing A Helicopter On A Ship During A Storm Looks Near-Impossible Holy shit, this pilot is a badass. March 24, 2016 at 03:36PM

Picture of the day on March 25, 2016: Good Friday: Ecce homo (Melk Altar by Jörg Breu the Elder, 1502)

Man arrested for not returning VHS rental 14 years later

Good Friday: Ecce homo (Melk Altar by Jörg Breu the Elder, 1502).

Man arrested for not returning VHS rental 14 years later “The officer said, 'I don’t know how to tell you this but there’s a warrant out for your arrest from 2002. Apparently you rented the movie "Freddy Got Fingered" and never returned it.' I thought he was joking,” said James Meyers.

all Sir Garnet , adj : (Britain, slang, dated) in order; perfect. British Army officer Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, from whom the expression derives, died on this day in 1913.

The Article of the day for March 25, 2016 is Uncle David . Uncle David is a 2010 British black comedy film directed by David Hoyle, Gary Reich, and Mike Nichols. It was produced by Reich and stars Hoyle, an English performance artist, in the titular role alongside Ashley Ryder, best known as a pornographic actor. Developed collectively under the banner of the Avant-Garde Alliance, it was filmed in October 2009. Created without a script, every scene was improvised and filmed in a single take. The film is set in a caravan park on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, South East England, and follows a young man with a childlike mind named Ashley (Ryder), who asks to stay with his delusional Uncle David (Hoyle). Escaping from his abusive mother, Ashley enters into a sexual relationship with his uncle, who offers his insights into the world and the nature of reality. Eventually Ashley tells David that he wants to die, and David agrees to carry out the killing. The film premiered on 25 March 2010 at...

Word of the day is all Sir Garnet : (Britain, slang, dated) in order; perfect. British Army officer Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, from whom the expression derives, died on this day in 1913.

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Thrashed

Thrashed Jake Phelps has run Thrasher, the bible for skaters, for more than two decades. He’s nearly died a few times in the process. March 24, 2016 at 05:53PM

Microsoft deletes racist, genocidal tweets from AI chatbot Tay

Microsoft deletes racist, genocidal tweets from AI chatbot Tay After it was introduced this week, Microsoft's new AI chatbot went off the rails on Wednesday, posting a deluge of incredibly racist messages in response to users' questions. March 24, 2016 at 03:09PM

Vegan Gains attacks Furious Pete over meat How a meat-eating YouTuber's cancer inspired a vegan content creator's virtual ire.

Vegan Gains attacks Furious Pete over meat

Man arrested for not returning VHS rental 14 years later

Man arrested for not returning VHS rental 14 years later “The officer said, 'I don’t know how to tell you this but there’s a warrant out for your arrest from 2002. Apparently you rented the movie "Freddy Got Fingered" and never returned it.' I thought he was joking,” said James Meyers. March 24, 2016 at 04:53PM

Failure Is Moving Science Forward Even relatively straightforward questions cannot be definitively answered in a single study, and the scientific literature is riddled with results that won’t stand up. This is the way science works — it’s a process of becoming less wrong over time. March 24, 2016 at 03:27PM

Failure Is Moving Science Forward

How We Used to Treat Nightmares in the 1700s vs. Now

How We Used to Treat Nightmares in the 1700s vs. Now Today we recognize recurring bad dreams as an official disorder, and no longer tell rattled sleepers to lay off the fried chicken, flip over and light some sage. Regardless, nightmares remain a source of controversy and mystery. March 24, 2016 at 08:54AM

You won't believe how Nike lost Steph to Under Armour

You won't believe how Nike lost Steph to Under Armour This is the story of how the most electric player in a generation slipped through the grasp of the most powerful sports apparel company in the world, and how Under Armour pulled off the marketing heist of the century. March 23, 2016 at 09:25PM

Microsoft deletes racist, genocidal tweets from AI chatbot Tay After it was introduced this week, Microsoft's new AI chatbot went off the rails on Wednesday, posting a deluge of incredibly racist messages in response to users' questions.

Microsoft deletes racist, genocidal tweets from AI chatbot Tay

The Third Rail

The Third Rail As much attention as we give to the trials of the officers who are charged with killing Freddie Gray, we should give to a decision that implicates 10,000 construction jobs and billions of dollars of infrastructure investment in Baltimore that were eliminated in a single day by a single decision made by a single person. March 24, 2016 at 12:34AM

The Nearly Invisible Wires That Enclose Nearly All Major Cities of The World

The Nearly Invisible Wires That Enclose Nearly All Major Cities of The World For Orthodox Jews, these imperceptible wires that run for dozens of miles, mark an important religious boundary that allow the devoted to hold on to their faith. March 23, 2016 at 10:27PM

Winners of the Smithsonian Magazine's 2015 Photo Contest

Winners of the Smithsonian Magazine's 2015 Photo Contest If you thought these winning photos would be not great, you would be wrong. They are great.

Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture It is Batman whose comics, television shows, and movies continue to serve as gateway drugs to the nerdly life. March 24, 2016 at 01:38AM

Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture

I Got a New Phone and Became Someone Else (a Hairstylist in Cleveland)

I Got a New Phone and Became Someone Else (a Hairstylist in Cleveland) The texts only gave me snippets of Minda’s life, but it was clear it was vastly different from mine.