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A law degree will, on average, earn you an extra $1 million over the course of your miserable lifeti


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The grandfather of Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, the U.S. citizen killed by a drone strike in Yemen, is dem

The Incredibly True Story of One Girl's Epic Quest to Find Matt Damon

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The Incredibly True Story of One Girl's Epic Quest to Find Matt Damon

"I heard a rumor that Matt Damon was in Rabat, filming a movie called The Green Zone."

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Here's Where Your Crackstarter Money Is Going

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Here's Where Your Crackstarter Money Is Going

As you may recall, roughly six weeks ago we succeeded in raising $200,000 from readers in an effort to purchase and publish a video of Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. I'm disappointed to announce definitively that the money won't be going to purchase and publish a video of Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. (For an explanation as to why, go here.) Instead, we are pursuing the Plan B we laid out when we began the project: donating the funds to Canadian organizations that address the fallout from substance abuse.

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Why Pre-Recorded Stadium Music Is Stupid, By Huey Lewis

Soldier Home Early from Afghanistan Stuns Family with Sneaky Surprise

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Capt. Bronson had been away from home for nearly nine months, six of which were spent serving in Afghanistan, when he received word that he will be returning to his family three weeks early.

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At Wal-Mart, “How the Hell Is Anyone Supposed to Make a Living?”


Al Roker's Loopy Month-Long Twitter Beef with Some Random Guy

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Al Roker's Loopy Month-Long Twitter Beef with Some Random Guy

Here is a portrait of Al Roker, America's weatherman, on Twitter: He follows lots of media folks and news organizations (and @BrunoMars), as well as two Twitter accounts that appear to tweet exclusively in Japanese. He recently surpassed 200,000 followers, which was important to him. Most of tweets can be classified in three discrete categories:

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Leaked: Secret Tape of Kanye West Ranting About Taylor Swift, Racism

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Gawker has obtained audio of an alleged Kanye West erratically justifying his interruption of Taylor Swift's acceptance speech during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards ("Because I wrote my ['Run This Town'] verse in two days, Taylor Swift cannot beat Beyoncé"), ranting about not being asked to perform at the ceremony over Pink, and claiming that his mother, Donda West, "died for this fame shit."

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Family Guy-Simpsons Crossover Episode Planned for Next Year

Reminding People About PRISM Is a Terrible PR Strategy

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Not many people had ever heard about Paltalk, a group chat service, until it was mentioned alongside Facebook and Google during the initial PRISM scandal. Now, its PR team is using this scarce, horrible press as a hook.

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The Obama Girls Had So-So Seats at a Beyoncé Show Last Night

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The Obama Girls Had So-So Seats at a Beyoncé Show Last Night

Michelle Obama dragged her daughters, Malia, 15, and Sasha, 12, out for a visit with her friend Mrs. Carter in Chicago last night, even though Mrs. Carter only ever wants to talk about mortgages and interest rates and mulch and Sasha and Malia would rather spend their time snapchatting pix of their dog to their friends.

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's “Depressing" College Won't Stock New Rolling Stone

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's “Depressing" College Won't Stock New Rolling Stone

The City of Boston is very unhappy with Rolling Stone's decision to feature Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its August 1 cover, so unhappy that a long list of New England-tied retailers have refused to stock the issue. As of today, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's former college, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, has joined the boycott.

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This is How You Prepare and Eat Roadkill, According to Honey Boo Boo

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On last night's second-season, Watch and Sniff premiere of TLC's Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, the Thompson-Shannon family was alerted of a run-over hog. They chased it down, hacked it up and prepared, and prepared in a dish alternately referred to as "chunky pork and beans" and "hoof and beans."

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Detroit Is Filing for Bankruptcy

LivingSocial Is All Kinds of Fucked Up

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LivingSocial Is All Kinds of Fucked Up

Deals sites stopped being fun some time ago, and now the companies that staked their entire existence on local coupons are feeling the burn. And then there's LivingSocial, which is feeling the burn because it's setting its own shirt on fire.

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Mom Seeks Experienced Girl to Take Harvard-Bound Son's Virginity

Incredible Photos Capture Last Moments of Boston Bombing Manhunt

How Tech Saved Detroit

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How Tech Saved Detroit

The collapse of American industry is nothing in the face of disruptive apps. Don't take my word for it—the unbridled optimism of Startupvania is never wrong.

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