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Like Father, Like Son
Donald Trump Jr., whose Twitter account is arguably more deplorable than his dear dad’s, Tweeted this sweet meme today: This image says it all. Let’s end the politically correct agenda that doesn’t put America first. #trump2016 pic.twitter.com/9fHwog7ssN — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 19, 2016 The tweet is characteristically childish, but it’s also more than…
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Things I Learned Photographing My First MMA Event
Yesterday, my friend Caroline Yang asked if I wanted to come along to shoot an MMA fight at Cabooze in Minneapolis. I’ve been looking for ways to diversify the subjects of my photos, and this seemed like a great opportunity. Not only had I never shot an MMA fight previously — I’d never even been to an…
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My Passion is Directionless (and I Think That’s OK)
I had a minor epiphany tonight. A few months ago, I started a blog with some friends. It was essentially a way for us to compile and discuss the stories that we shared with each other on a daily basis anyway. It lasted about four months. Eventually, we all just stopped writing. If you were…
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On Medium: Stories About My Dad
I’ve had this idea for a little while that it would be fun to recount stories my dad told me about his childhood. He lived a pretty reckless young adult life, and now his stories are always a favorite at family gatherings. Yesterday, I finally sat down and wrote a fictionalized version of a story…
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Slow Motion Bias
Beth Mole covers a new study that shows that “slow motion might actually muddle” our perception of premeditation: To see if artificially lengthened footage can alter perceptions, the researchers showed 489 volunteers a similar five-second video clip of an armed robbery that ended with a robber shooting a sales clerk. Participants watched the clip at…
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Why Blink-182 is Back
Amanda Petrusich writes about Blink-182’s nostalgic resurgence: The grievances and pleasures Blink-182’s songs express—the dumbness of adults, how weird sex is, how cool jokes are, how lonesome life can be—are the kinds of things that get worried over most loudly from ages twelve to eighteen. It’s tempting to think that our emotions become more complex…
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Anti-Islamic Pastor Condemns Islamophobia He Helped Create
Pastor Greg Locke wants you to know that, despite his history of promoting religious hatred against Muslims, he’s “not going to be a jerk for Jesus.” In a recent video on Locke’s Facebook page titled “WHAT A MUSLIM MAN JUST TOLD ME HAS ME FURIOUS,” Locke tells his followers a story about a Muslim family…
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Minnesota Muslim Harasser Finds Hero in Donald Trump
We often hear that Donald Trump expresses what many conservatives have felt for some time — that he is a voice for the “silent majority.” He is also the political embodiment of the vile hatred that some conservatives have unleashed out loud for years, and his rhetoric is only going to make things worse. For…
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Here come the Minnesota jokes…
Well, this isn’t what Minnesotans wanted to be known for… Hey @ForTheWin — here’s something you don’t see every day! Happened at tonight’s Minnesota United game. pic.twitter.com/DqdqexW1Vz — Ryan Shaver (@RShaverSports) July 21, 2016 Please, Sports Center, don’t put us on your Not Top 10. It’s bad enough that Digg has picked it up.
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Good night, D.B. Cooper
It’s been nearly 45 years since a man known as D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane, exchanged passengers for $200,000 and parachutes, then leapt out of the back of the plane and into mystery. Now the FBI is finally closing the case in order to keep resources from being diverted on a fool’s errand. Peter Holley reports: “Although…
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