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My boyfriend always works on his best man speech while he’s in the shower, but he’s not the only one who gets their best ideas while scrub a dub dubbing. Thanks to a state of mind called the default mode network, we really do get some of our best ideas in the shower. This handy…
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I used to get so so many bug bites when I was little. My Mom said it was because I’m “just so sweet.” I believed it for a while but in the end recognize that moms just love spewing that kind of B.S. Here’s the real reason(s) mosquitos like some of us more than others.…
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A Comcast agent spent 20 minutes trying to dissuade customers from cancelling service. Listening to the recording is actually painful. I cringe. Comcast is embarrassed but also stand by their aggressive retention tactics. I get how a visit to a concentration camp could be a powerful experience – so moving you would want to document…
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First Google Glass and now smart contact lenses. Google and Novartis are joining forces to develop contacts that measure glucose levels and provide real-time updates to an app for people with diabetes. Apparently there’s data in your tears that can be transmitted to your smartphone. It’s like we’re living with the Jetsons. Music sets the…
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I kinda love these drunk horoscopes. How spot on is yours? I’m proud to say I got all five questions right on the test NYC private pre-Ks are now admitting. But I had to think pretty hard. And I’m 29. Who are these baby geniuses? Violence in Israel is out of hand. Let me break…
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European Court has upheld France’s ban of the niqab, the type of veil worn by many Muslim women that only leaves a slit for the eyes. I’m not sure I like the veil itself…but I’m also not sure how I feel about a government telling someone they can’t wear something that is a part of…
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Home ownership used to be the American Dream, but now people are really into renting. Unfortunately, the market can’t quite keep up with the demand. This is a whole new kind of housing crisis. Forget the toilet seat liners; looks like nature has made your own skin a good enough barrier to germs. Some people…
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I obsessed over the Fiske Guide to Colleges when I was in high school. I’m not sure this scorecard can fully replace it (particularly without an input for test scores or GPA), but I like to see the White House taking the steps to encourage all students to go to college and to find the…
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In Mexico City there is a shelter for elderly sex workers. A photographer has documented their lifestyle and it is rather facinating. It’s strange to think about trading people and the value we thereby place on lives, but that’s exactly what just happened as President Obama offered up five Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay in…
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If e-cigarettes are meant to help adults curb smoking, it seems like flavored nicotine may, indeed, be a marketing ploy for kids. Otherwise, wouldn’t we have seen cinnamon toast crunch cigarettes before now if it was something adults craved? Dowries are not legal in India, but that has not kept people from paying them or…
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Peaches to Apples 