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Saturday 3 July 2021

The Kurt Locker

How Kurt Cobain's Favorite Novel Made Its Way Onto Nirvana's Final Album, Clair Huxtable Gets Dunked On By Aunt Viv Over Her Terrible Cosby Tweet, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
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BEYOND FAMOUS
BYE PHYLICIA
Clair Huxtable Gets Dunked On By Aunt Viv Over Her Terrible Cosby Tweet, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
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This week's characters include a New York magazine art critic who misjudged his political ideology, a "Cosby Show" matriarch who got taken to task by a "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" matriarch and more.
'PERFUME' GENIUS
How Kurt Cobain's Favorite Novel Made Its Way Onto Nirvana's Final Album
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"I've read 'Perfume' about ten times and I can't stop reading it. It just doesn't leave me."
CODE RED
Twenty Years Ago, The White Stripes' 'White Blood Cells' Got Our Garage Rock Hearts Beating
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Twenty years later, here's why The White Stripes' third album "White Blood Cells" is just as stimulating and superb.
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WATCH THIS SPACE
THE PRATT PACK
What To Watch This Weekend: 'The Tomorrow War,' 'Zola' And More
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Here are our recommendations on what's most worth watching this weekend both in theaters and on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime, including the Chris Pratt action flick "The Tomorrow War," "Zola" and musical festival documentary "Summer of Soul."
EDITOR'S PICK
DON'T FORGET TO SEASON ME
Achilles Vs. Razor Scooters, Bon Appétit To My Cat, And More Of This Week's Funniest Tweets
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This week we are attempting to navigate late-pandemic social life, and things will never be the same.
SHAKY FOUNDATIONS
I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE UNDER MY FEET
Condo Buildings Are At Risk. So Is All Real Estate
theatlantic.com
The disaster in Surfside, Florida focuses attention on condominiums' flaws, but all forms of property ownership carry the potential for ugly surprises.
'IT MADE ME FEEL VERY ICKY'
Tampa Teens Reported A Teacher's Sexual Comments. Then A Student's Life Was Upended
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Madisyn Slater had never had Ms. Johnson as her teacher, but she was tired of hearing disturbing anecdotes. And she had made sure Ms. Johnson knew it.
WE CAN WORK IT OUT
Are Computers Ready To Solve This Notoriously Unwieldy Math Problem?
technologyreview.com
An attempt at tackling the intractable Collatz conjecture is a "noble failure" demonstrating the promise of automated reasoning techniques.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'HIS ANONYMITY IS A SUPERPOWER'
Comedian Brilliantly Explains Why The Drummer In Coldplay Has The Best Job In The World
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Nish Kumar tips his hat to Will Champion, the drummer from Coldplay who nobody knows.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
DEBUNK YOUR BODY BELIEFS
'Such A Pretty Face': What It's Like To Date While Fat
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Culture tells us bodies like mine are impossible to love. Don't believe it. (From 2021)
In a way, every weekend is a little holiday.

Friday 2 July 2021

None Shall Fast Pass

Disneyland Should Permanently Remove This Massive Perk, Corporations At The End Of Pride Month, NYC Versus ConEd's Emergency Alert, And This Week's Other Best Memes, Ranked, Can Novelists See The Future? The German Military Decided To Put That Premise To A Test
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BACK TO THE FUTURELAND
THE RAINBOW DISCONNECTION
Corporations At The End Of Pride Month, NYC Versus ConEd's Emergency Alert, And This Week's Other Best Memes, Ranked
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This week, we've also got a Switzerland soccer fan's emotional rollercoaster and Matt Hancock's hot girl summer.
NOVEL CONCEPT
Can Novelists See The Future? The German Military Decided To Put That Premise To A Test
theguardian.com
"At first I thought, this is crazy": the real-life plan to use novels to predict the next war.
NOT SO FAST
Disneyland Should Permanently Remove This Massive Perk
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They can actually make the park experience worse.
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IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES. IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES
GIRD YOUR LOINS
'Sex/Life' Is The Worst Show I Have Ever Seen, And I Have Watched All Of Television
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How is it MY fault that your husband has never railed you properly? Grow up! (Spoilers, obviously, as if it matters.)
I'LL DRINK TO THAT
The 50 Best American Whiskeys And Bourbons For The Fourth Of July
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We tried hundreds of bottles before whittling things down to this detailed rundown of our favorite bourbons, ryes, wheaters and Tennessee whiskeys ideal for celebrating the USA.
MAY OUR CHILDREN FORGIVE US
This Reddit Thread Of Inventions That Have Done More Harm Than Good Will Make You Say, 'My God, What Have We Done?'
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A question was posted to the r/AskReddit subreddit asking about the inventions that have created more harm than good in our world. The community was happy to oblige, offering some of the most god-awful inventions imaginable.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
COP-OUTS
A Cop Was Caught On Camera Playing Taylor Swift Music So That His Confrontation Video Could Not Be Posted Online
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"You can record all you want. I just know it can't be posted to YouTube."
IN THE NEWS
Boy Scouts Offer To Compensate Sexual Abuse Victims In Historic $850 Million Bankruptcy Settlement
All US Forces Have Left Bagram Air Base, As US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Nears Completion
Inspector Who Said Florida Tower Appeared In 'Good Shape' Is Now Under Scrutiny
The Indictment Of The Trump Organization And Its CFO Allen Weisselberg, Explained
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
DEFINITELY GHOSTS
A Family Bought Their Dream House, But According To The Creepy Letters They Got, They Weren't The Only Ones Interested In It
thecut.com
For the Broadduses, buying 657 Boulevard had fulfilled a dream. That dream soon took a turn. (From 2018)
Baby, you're a firework.