What IS that thing

Ugh

April 18, 2014 at 5:24PM
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Well, what aren't we reading today? Daily Beast: "Are Atheists the New Mormons?" No. Description: "Atheists are holding their annual convention in Salt Lake City, but things have been surprisingly cordial. Maybe these uniquely American religions have more in common than they think." Except for holding absolutely opposite belief systems, sure. Moving on, here's a BuzzFeed piece asking whether it's "time for us to take Astrology seriously." Because:

The question is whether it's time to stop taking New Yorkers seriously.

Here's another piece whose headline made me move along without a click:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Chances are you didn't mean to sound like a jerk, but you did.

After we have shamed YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG headline writers into finding something new, let us all agree that ads like these must be ignored by everyone until they figure out why people aren't clicking:

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I suppose they think you'll click to find out what that thing is, but that's the very reason I didn't.

WEB Will Chinese company Tencent make a splash in the US? FastCo took a look at the company's relationship to the state:

And this company wants to be a player in the West. Good luck People expect the NSA to snoop on everything we do online, but China too? You have to draw the line somewhere. .

APPS Idiot-proofing smartphone videos:

If only it made the phone vibrate so much the video was even more unwatchable, but people would just think it was broken.

RANDOM Gospel Family Album Covers of the Seventies. From Anorak.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

SPORTS This long read from Deadspin is titled "Why I Fixed Fights," and it will shock people who believe in the sanctity and truth of professional boxing. It's a great piece. In related news: Live Science reports on ancient wrestling match:

No mention of a promotor named Don Ceasar, alas.

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