November 2011
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2011's most-shared articles on Facebook →
Nov 30th
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Nov 29th
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Nov 29th
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Nov 28th
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The backstory behind The Onion's radio news →
Jim Romenesko gets the story from the man behind Doyle Redland, America’s greatest fictional radio voice.
Nov 27th
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Nov 26th
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Ever want to shake your baby, but worried about the legal consequences? Fret no more! (via New BabySafe Ball Makes Shaking Your Infant Guilt And Injury Free | The Onion)
Nov 25th
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“The photographic portrait is no longer linked to milestones like graduation...”
– “Who Me? Narcissism is Back in Fashion,” Frieze Magazine (via curator-of-curiosities)
Nov 24th
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Nov 23rd
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Nov 22nd
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NPR News listeners are...
15% of its listeners view their cell phone as an extension of their personality. Nearly 4 in 5 prefer classic and timeless fashion rather than trendy fashion. They are 27% more likely than the average adult to own a bread-making machine. A third of of them give to religious organizations. They’re 108% more likely than the average adult to go to live theater. More facts and an interview...
Nov 22nd
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Nov 21st
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Nov 21st
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Google Maps will give you walking directions from... →
Kayaks, ferries and tolls are involved, however. But 11,207 miles and nearly 150 days later, you’ll be there. “There” being the middle of China.
Nov 20th
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“A suspect in an early morning break-in Tuesday at the Brick Oven Pizza...”
– Dog IDs suspect in pizzeria break-in - Connecticut Post
Nov 19th
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Nov 18th
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“FERGUSON: To me, America is like baseball. If I swing at a pitch and miss, what...”
– Playboy Interview: Craig Ferguson
Nov 17th
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Nov 16th
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“In the end, the old coach could not live up to his own ideal. In a moment that...”
– Joe Paterno’s Code, by Chris Raymond - Esquire
Nov 15th
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Nov 15th
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“Bad and mediocre people are tempted to sin by their own habitual weaknesses. The...”
– On Joe Paterno, and why good people do terrible things, via The New York Times
Nov 14th
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Nov 14th
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“We’re not sure what the hot toy for the holiday season will be this year, but...”
– Awful Journalism Ledes 101. Destocked Up | Journal of Commerce
Nov 13th
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Nov 12th
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“[Lulu] functions awfully well as background listening—a form of grim, repetitive...”
– New York magazine reviews the Metallica-Lou Reed abomination “Lulu” and reviews the reviews, plus this quote about sex dungeon background music.
Nov 12th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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Julie Bowen doesn’t wear pants to “Conan” interviews and is testing the local department of child services’ patience.
Nov 9th
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Nov 8th
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Nov 8th
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“AV Club: Do you have any method-actor preparation to play a drunk? Stephen...”
– Stephen Root | Film | Random Roles | The A.V. Club
Nov 7th
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Nov 5th
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Nov 4th
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“The Barrow Journal article on Oct. 17, about the fall subsistence whale hunt in...”
– A correction from The New York Times on whale hunting in Alaska. Via Regret The Error.
Nov 4th
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What Google does if you search "Do a barrel roll" →
Hint: It’s literal.
Nov 3rd
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thedailywhat: In Case You Missed It of the Day: Third time’s just as charming when Jimmy Fallon and  Justin Timberlake reunite for another installment of “The History of Rap.” (Spotify playlist here.) [lnwjf.] Earlier: Part 1, Part 2.
Nov 3rd
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Nov 2nd
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Nov 1st
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