In the spirit of New York magazine’s we-almost-revealed-the-JT Leroy-hoax press release a few months back, The Nation‘s publicity director, Mike Webb, fired off a release this afternoon–in the wake of USA Today‘s exclusive NSA data-mining blockbuster–about his own magazine’s coverage of NSA data-mining.
Webb’s message cites the work of writer Tim Shorrock: Read More
When faced, at the movies, with obnoxious fellow audience members who are talking or kicking the back of your chair, you have two basic options (unless, of course, their banter is better than the dialogue onscreen): You can confront them and risk physical injury, or you can move to another seat.
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When faced, at the movies, with obnoxious fellow audience members who are talking or kicking the back of your chair, you have two basic options (unless, of course, their banter is better than the dialogue onscreen): You can confront them and risk physical injury, or you can move to another seat.
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Employee Robs Mickey D’s,
Leaves Scene in a McFlurry
There are distinct advantages to robbing your place of work. These include knowing where the security cameras are located and whether they’re working; you may even have been entrusted with the keys to the safe. But there are also disadvantages, as an employee of the Read More
Affordable Housing or Lack Thereof
