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We've all heard of the infamous Mexican cartels. Born of the drug war and the massive smuggling operations taking place on the US border, these criminal enterprises capture the mind of fiction and reportage alike. Drugs that cross the US-Mexico border fuel the demand for an illegal supply. If drugs…
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In the sea of Trump news, sometimes the bread and circus of some inconsequential moment is exactly what the doctor ordered. Whenever Trump does something off or even a little bit awkward, people are ready to pile on, and put a magnifying glass on it. Today, that glass is blowing…
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It always makes for an entertaining clip when a CNN discussion gets awkward. Watching journalists and anchors lapse from their professional distance and actually get offended is TV at its best. It's the sterile environment of the news show becoming an actual uncomfortable social situation that just makes it so…
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It's hard to imagine what it would be like to get married, let alone to lose your young wife to cancer. Finding the love of your life and then being parted by death would be unbelievably difficult. It's like you won the lottery, you won life, you found your soulmate…
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Ah, McDonald's. It's the center of corporate conglomeration and a community center at the same time. People come to play chess, drink coffee, eat food or just sit and be left alone. But it seems that when something goes down at a fast food establishment, rarely is it a Wendy's…
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Another day, another clapback. Have you heard of Bella Thorne? Me neither. Apparently she has millions of followers. Regrettably, I do know about Perez Hilton, just because he's been around for so many years and because I thought for like ten years that he was just a misspelling of Paris…
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Anime is known for its creative character designs and unique stylistic appeal. From Pokemon and Naruto to the lovable characters of Spirited Away and Studio Ghibili, nobody can deny the medium's near-universal appeal. Here are some of the coolest designs that anime fans have had inked in recent years. …
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Your wedding day is supposed to be the best day of your life. Since the early days of childhood we have been indoctrinated to believe that our lives are not complete until we find our soul mate, our veritable partner in life - the person that we're bound to till…
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I remember when Bluetooth was one of the most remarkable things a phone could do. Being able to send notes for free (this is back in the pay as you go days) to each other from whatever username we chose made a lot of lengthy school bus journeys a lot…
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In the 21st century, there are countless ways to earn a living. You can sell ads on virtually any page online, and profit off of internet know-how alone. You can sell socks for cash, or knit anime pillows. You can make money off of pretty much anything. So people have…
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In many ways, it's a miracle that we're all still alive. During the Cold War, the survival of our species was in the hands of a mad communist empire against a technocratic American empire. Every day, there was the opportunity for things to go south. JFK himself nearly got us…
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A chef has a unique position in society. To serve food is to be the most trusted person of all parties involved. You have the obligation of setting a meal worthy of accompanying conversations that decide the fate of the world, and the chef, of course, retains the right to…
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I am by no means a religious person, but if I were to be walking to work in the morning and noticed a river of blood, I might give the bible a second look. It is such a ludicrous and terrifying sight to behold, I am sure I would be…
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Every successful marriage is based on a mutual agreement on telling the truth. A marriage resting upon an abyss of unspoken dark opinions is doomed to fail. Every couple surely has their demons, but if they can't be aired out without threatening the total collapse of the relationship, then something…
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The age of Trump has been filled with fake news. On both sides, rumors and gossip spread faster than fact. People are eager to totally dismiss Trump as a Russian agent, or support him as the second coming of God. It's lunacy. But information that confirms what people want to…
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I imagine working on the design side of a marketing campaign is pretty tough. You've got deadlines to meet, and all your creativity is going to be rushed through in order to get a project done in time. But while the things that catch our eyes, whether they be products…
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In the social media age, it can often feel like everybody agrees about everything. Particularly when it comes to President Trump, people can hardly fathom how his supporters think, or how anyone can excuse his behavior. The reality is that the media's conception of reality is not accurate. Plenty of…
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Fans of Game of Thrones have gone through a lot. We have seen our favourite characters die gruesome deaths and the purest citizens of Westeros be punished in the most unjust ways. Some survive and some don't, but two central characters who have managed to overcome startling odds over the…
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This morning at 8:20 am, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in the London Underground, on a train departing the Parsons Green station. 22 people have been hospitalized for their injuries, and no one has been killed. "Walking wounded" people were spotted all throughout the area by medical workers, mostly…
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Picture yourself at an SNL afterparty. Amy Poehler is there. Tina Fey is telling jokes beside an ice sculpture. Steve Carell is somewhere showing off his rubber-band-finger-trick skills. You're Jon Hamm. Okay, yeah, this isn't create-a-character. You're Jon Hamm and you're standing in the middle of all the commotion, chatting…
