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Huffington Post has no shame

Mon, Jan 13, 2014
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Stuff like this is why I refer to the site as HuffPOS.

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this is why you’re spending more on movies these days

Sun, Jan 12, 2014
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Because the studios are being sneaky bastards…

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evening clickbait: are time travelers on the Net?; the He-man Hollywood woman haters club; the burden of glorious purpose; the Inside Llewyn Davis tweet ad controversy

Mon, Jan 06, 2014
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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geeky Christmas: watch 110-year-old silent short “The Mistletoe Bough”

Wed, Jan 01, 2014
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Check out a creepy Gothic holiday tale, streaming at BFI Player.

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evening clickbait: I like this Kickstarter; Google Earth for Middle-Earth; John Watson’s latest blog post; music Smaug likes

Sun, Dec 22, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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evening clickbait: Disney hates you and wants you to pirate its films; TV show canceled for having too many smart, interesting girl characters; woman makes art, men diminish it; censoring the Internet doesn’t work; SeaWorld worried about Blackfish; why Thor 2’s hot kiss was so hot

Fri, Dec 20, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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evening clickbait: how’s the weather in the Shire today?; fake nerd guys; Paul Rudd’s years-long practical joke

Thu, Dec 19, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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evening clickbait: 1981 news report about Internet; modern celebs in classic paintings; how the media failed women in 2013; 60 Minutes fellates the NSA; majority of Web traffic not human; has Anchorman 2 PR been too much?

Mon, Dec 16, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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do you want your ISP to block porn and other “objectionable” content automatically?

Mon, Dec 16, 2013
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Would you be embarrassed to call up your ISP and ask to opt-out, for the filter to be turned off? What other material would you worry would get caught up in such a filter?

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is Santa Claus white?

Sat, Dec 14, 2013
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Is it a slur on trickster elves to deny that Santa is one of them? Has anyone contacted Santa to ask what he considers his racial makeup to be?

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