Kind: Reposts
Reposting of content from another site, often with commentary.
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How Russia's Hilarious, Homoerotic "Satisfaction" Became a Nationwide Meme of Solidarity
How Russia’s Hilarious, Homoerotic “Satisfaction” Became a Nationwide Meme of Solidarity (The New Yorker) Masha Gessen writes about a series of recent recent Russian parody videos, started by air-transport cadets as a spoof of the music video for “Satisfaction,” by Benny Benassi, from 2002.
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Report: 80's kids started programming at an earlier age than today's millennials
Report: 80's kids started programming at an earlier age than today's millennials (The Next Web) Thanks BBC Micro! HackerRank has published its 2018 Developer Skills Report. The paper looks at a number things essential to understanding the developer landscape, and explores things like the perks coders demand from their workplaces, the technologies they prefer to …
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I Have a Confession to Make
I Have a Confession to Make | Rob Sheridan on Patreon (Patreon) Official Post from Rob Sheridan: That goober you see above is me as a nerdy high school kid in my bedroom in 1998, being interviewed on TV for a dumb website I made. Allow me to explain.20 years ago this month, an episode …
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The female price of male pleasure
The female price of male pleasure (theweek.com) Official site of The Week Magazine, offering commentary and analysis of the day's breaking news and current events as well as arts, entertainment, people and gossip, and political cartoons. The world is disturbingly comfortable with the fact that women sometimes leave a sexual encounter in tears.
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Late
Late... (Oh Joy Sex Toy) Erika & Matt think the world of sex is amazing. Using comedy and research, they make the best educational and sex-positive comics around.
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Explain...
Explain… (52 Reflect) I only fully relax when I’m in the countryside… I only relax when I'm in the countryside. It's not a convenient truth, especially when London is my home and one of the most exciting and eclectic cities in the world - not to mention one of the only places I've managed to …
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The Pig War of 1859
The Pig War of 1859 (Historic UK) Undeniably one of the most obscure and unusual 'wars' in history, this is the story of how the killing of an escaped pig almost caused a war between the United States and Britain. 'The Pig War' is perhaps one of the most obscure and unusual wars in history. …
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The diabolical genius of the baby advice industry | News | The Guardian
The diabolical genius of the baby advice industry (the Guardian) The long read: Every baffled new parent goes searching for answers in baby manuals. But what they really offer is the reassuring fantasy that life’s most difficult questions have one right answer
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Understanding The Imperial March - YouTube
Understanding The Imperial March (YouTube) There's a new Star Wars movie coming out soon, so we're looking at my favorite piece from the original trilogy: Darth Vader's theme, also known as the Imperi...
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Misogyny is a Human Pyramid
Misogyny is a Human Pyramid (Meanjin) The last six months have been remarkable. At this point, I can simply text the name of a powerful man to a friend, and they know—another has been accused, outed, exposed. The context is so present … The last six months have been remarkable. At this point, I can …
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The 1969 Easter Mass Incident
http://gallusrostromegalus.tumblr.com/post/169723347468/the-1969-easter-mass-incident (gallusrostromegalus) The 1969 Easter Mass Incident Content Warnings: Religion, food, symbolic cannibalism, symbolic gore, penis mention, Blasphemy, SO MUCH BLASPHEMY, weapons, war mention. Mind the warnings and your... When my dad was a young man and still a practicing catholic, he participated in a small church communion that nearly got him and six other …
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Marbles, Magnets, and Music (Synchronized)
Marbles, Magnets, and Music (Synchronized) (YouTube) I've taken the piece "Waltz of the Flowers" by Tchaikovsky, and synchronized it to a chain reaction marble run by hand. After listening to parts of this song...
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Is everything you think you know about depression wrong?
Is everything you think you know about depression wrong? (the Guardian) In this extract from his new book, Johann Hari, who took antidepressants for 14 years, calls for a new approach In the 1970s, a truth was accidentally discovered about depression – one that was quickly swept aside, because its implications were too inconvenient, and …
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Under river, outside time: The Woolwich Foot Tunnel Anomaly
Under river, outside time: The Woolwich Foot Tunnel Anomaly (Portals of London) When the Woolwich foot tunnel closed for repairs in 2011, it should have been a routine job. The pathway had been providing pedestrians with a quick route beneath the Thames since 1912. A century o… When the Woolwich foot tunnel closed for repairs …
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Sarah Silverman's powerful response to a sexist troll
Sarah Silverman’s response to a sexist tweet is a much-needed ray of hope (Quartzy) In the brutal, self-centered bash-fest that social media often becomes, a moment of simple kindness and connection stands out. American comedian Sarah Silverman is unapologetically blunt in her fight against misogyny. But Silverman has also made a point of exploring the depths of …