August 4, 2015

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Republican candidates gather in New Hampshire without Trump and make bombastic statements of their own.

Stupidity in politics is old, going back to “bunkum” (1820s) and earlier; at least today we don’t have duels.

Nearly 50,000 people have given to Ben Carson’s campaign, more than twice those who’ve given to Clinton.

See also: “How I Infiltrated a White Pride Facebook Group and Turned It into ‘LGBT Southerners for Michelle Obama.’”

If Dylann Roof is sentenced to death, he’ll be in the rarest of company: whites executed for killing blacks.

The gig economy separates workers from one another; lacking a shared fate makes it hard for them to unite.

When offices crank up air conditioning in summer, they use a decades-old formula determined by the metabolic rates of men.

New London museum dedicated to Jack the Ripper billed itself as a women’s history museum when applying for planning approval.

Critics rip Chinese winter Olympics anthem for its uncanny resemblance to “Let it Go” from Frozen.

Frisbee fans applaud Ultimate’s inclusion in the Olympics, but IOC oversight could kill the game’s independent spirit.

FDA approves epilepsy medicine Spritam, the first 3D-printed product approved for use inside the human body.

Email spam falls to a 10-year low, unlikely to reach levels as in 2008, when spam was 90% of emails.

Memorial for Sports Phone (976-1313), a New York institution that provided scores for rabid fans.

ABCNews 20/20 special from 1981 on the new sound of rap music. #video

I can’t stop touring because I will literally die.  Surf rock legend remains on the road in order to pay his medical bills.

Mark Zuckerberg quits Facebook, leaving it in shambles—can they raise enough data to pay their debts? #spoofsandsatire

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