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  • Yoy Luadha
    2:50 pm Wed, Apr 10, 2024
    The making of Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" is coming to life in a new movie Bruce Springsteen Nebraska movie

    Every once in a while, a movie just sounds like catnip to me, even before it's made. Deadline just carried the announcement:  20th Century has closed a deal to finance… Read the rest of the article: The making of Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska" is coming to life in a new movie

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  • Yoy Luadha
    2:34 pm Wed, Apr 10, 2024
    40% of people choose ignorance to avoid guilt about being selfish willful ignorance

    Why are some people not just ignorant but willfully ignorant? It's one thing to be a dumbass — but some people seem to be actively choosing to be a dumbass.… Read the rest of the article: 40% of people choose ignorance to avoid guilt about being selfish

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  • Yoy Luadha
    2:21 pm Wed, Apr 10, 2024
    Trump Media Stock plummets: a joyous financial disaster donald trump stock

    I'm not usually one for schadenfreude. Negative emotions are an unhealthy and unproductive way to live, bad karma, bad juju. Having said that… The price of the Trump Media stock… Read the rest of the article: Trump Media Stock plummets: a joyous financial disaster

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  • Yoy Luadha
    8:57 am Wed, Apr 10, 2024
    Terrifying documentary looks at QAnon origins Antisocial Network

    There's a new doc on Netflix that is well worth your time: The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem looks at one of the most toxic and destructive corners of the… Read the rest of the article: Terrifying documentary looks at QAnon origins

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  • Yoy Luadha
    10:58 am Tue, Apr 9, 2024
    If Trump loses, America will erupt in violence: are we ready? if trump loses

    Imagine trying to explain to the "you" of 20, 30, 40 years ago that the government needs a plan to stop an outbreak of violence after the next election. You… Read the rest of the article: If Trump loses, America will erupt in violence: are we ready?

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  • Yoy Luadha
    6:30 am Sat, Apr 6, 2024
    Death: a process, not a point, says cutting-edge research conscious after death

    Where is the line between life and death? For centuries, it was pretty clear. You stopped breathing, your heart stopped beating, your brain shut down, it was off to the… Read the rest of the article: Death: a process, not a point, says cutting-edge research

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  • Yoy Luadha
    6:00 am Sat, Apr 6, 2024
    MAD's 1969 "Super Patriot" is MAGA before MAGA was MAGA Mad Super Patriot

    When I was a kid, Mad Magazine was our comedy gold standard. I had piles of them stacked up under my bed, mixed together with Marvel comics and (I'm embarrassed… Read the rest of the article: MAD's 1969 "Super Patriot" is MAGA before MAGA was MAGA

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  • Yoy Luadha
    5:34 am Sat, Apr 6, 2024
    Heir to fortune is a Communist: the bizarre tale of Fergie Chambers Fergie Chambers communist

    I was unaware of the strange, twisted, twisting story of Fergie Chambers — he is both heir to one of the largest family fortunes in America… AND he's a hardcore… Read the rest of the article: Heir to fortune is a Communist: the bizarre tale of Fergie Chambers

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  • Yoy Luadha
    3:04 am Tue, Apr 2, 2024
    From wall art to wallet fattener: The world of old maps antique maps

    When I was a kid, I loved old maps — there was something incredibly evocative about imagining how people of a bygone era lived, comparing the streets of then to… Read the rest of the article: From wall art to wallet fattener: The world of old maps

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  • Yoy Luadha
    4:00 pm Mon, Apr 1, 2024
    Philosophical razors: cutting through life's complexities philosophical razors

    Someone going by Detour Explainer posted this great video that collects many of the clever "razors" in one place, starting with everyone's favorite — Occam's. But there are many more… Read the rest of the article: Philosophical razors: cutting through life's complexities

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  • Yoy Luadha
    1:33 pm Mon, Apr 1, 2024
    The six bridge workers who perished were not "poisoning the blood of our country, they were replenishing it" economic contributions of immigrants

    Reasonable people can differ on immigration policy. How many immigrants should we be letting into the country? What criteria should we use? There's plusses and minuses to every choice. I… Read the rest of the article: The six bridge workers who perished were not "poisoning the blood of our country, they were replenishing it"

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  • Yoy Luadha
    10:22 am Fri, Mar 29, 2024
    MyPillow CEO's downfall: A cautionary tale of Trumpian loyalty mytpillow ceo downfall

    While it's sadly true that Trump is never (and probably never will be) held accountable, the same is not true for those around him. He leaves chaos, prison terms and… Read the rest of the article: MyPillow CEO's downfall: A cautionary tale of Trumpian loyalty

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  • Yoy Luadha
    8:34 am Fri, Mar 29, 2024
    Turning cheeks or bearing arms? Did Jesus really endorse gun ownership? Jesus Guns

    I have no idea how widespread this kind of mentality is, but it never ceases to shock me when I come across it. A website called Free Thinking Ministries has… Read the rest of the article: Turning cheeks or bearing arms? Did Jesus really endorse gun ownership?

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  • Yoy Luadha
    6:00 am Fri, Mar 29, 2024
    Rediscovering Harlan Ellison: greatest hits collection and Dangerous Visions reissue Harlan Ellison's works

    Following up on my earlier post about the limited shelf life of fame, I want to bring up one of my favorite writers (and I'm guessing many of yours): Harlan… Read the rest of the article: Rediscovering Harlan Ellison: greatest hits collection and Dangerous Visions reissue

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  • Yoy Luadha
    6:30 am Thu, Mar 28, 2024
    Japanese scientists investigate the mysteries of Stone Age tools Stone Age tools

    Sure, science is math and equations and formulas. But it can also be pounding wood with Stone Age axes. Japanese scientists built their own ground stone tools in an effort… Read the rest of the article: Japanese scientists investigate the mysteries of Stone Age tools

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  • Yoy Luadha
    6:00 am Thu, Mar 28, 2024
    There are no guardrails: Trump's second term will lead to a dictatorship Trump dictatorship

    This maddening "think piece" on Politico was published a couple of months ago but I wanted to revisit because the urgency to refute it is even more obvious. Here's the… Read the rest of the article: There are no guardrails: Trump's second term will lead to a dictatorship

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  • Yoy Luadha
    2:11 pm Wed, Mar 27, 2024
    Lost in time: the fading fame of Andy Kaufman Andy Kaufman

    Fame is a weird thing. I was talking to some (highly educated) writers in their early 30s when I discovered none of them had ever HEARD of Crosby, Stills &… Read the rest of the article: Lost in time: the fading fame of Andy Kaufman

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  • Yoy Luadha
    10:30 am Sat, Mar 23, 2024
    Jonathan Haidt's book presents stark data on the negative effects of smartphones on youth

    I used to think vaccines were the most important invention in human history. But I'm starting to believe it's smartphones, which have fundamentally and permanently changed how humans interact for… Read the rest of the article: Jonathan Haidt's book presents stark data on the negative effects of smartphones on youth

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  • Yoy Luadha
    10:03 am Sat, Mar 23, 2024
    Liquid Death transcends water by hijacking our lizard brains Liquid Death branding

    The human brain is amazing at certain tasks — say, inventing things like the wheel or Cheez Doodles — but it's always surprising to me how easily our big brains… Read the rest of the article: Liquid Death transcends water by hijacking our lizard brains

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  • Yoy Luadha
    9:53 am Sat, Mar 23, 2024
    How AFP fact-checked a wild hoax about Biden's 2020 "death" Biden death hoax

    The Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency seems to spend a fair amount of resources on fact checking — in an era of lies and mega-lies (or is that MAGA-lies), quality… Read the rest of the article: How AFP fact-checked a wild hoax about Biden's 2020 "death"

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