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Brevity in Communication: Twitter vs the telegram

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Originally posted on The Victorianachronists:
While Twitter has become a wildly popular new means of communication, it has not been without its critics.  Questions like, “What can we say that is meaningful in 140 characters?” and “What are we losing by keeping our social interactions so brief?” have abounded since Twitter’s inception.  The value of…

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12 Movies Curious Gay Kids Watched In The ’90s

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via BuzzFeed. 12 Movies Curious Gay Kids Watched In The ’90s If you were young and figuring yourself out, these were the flicks you paid extra attention to. We might not have been out in the ’90s — we might not even have realized we were gay — but there were certain movies that captured […]

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Famous Authors’ Handwritten Outlines for Great Works of Literature

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I was trying to figure out how to preface this blog post. The most effective way, I could think, was to look back to the source and reference how Wikipedia defines Literature. “Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work and can, in some circumstances, refer exclusively to published sources. The […]

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The Dogsology

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Originally posted on Farmlet:
Ruby starts a nervous rhythmic licking in her bed, which is right next to the couch where I read.  Lick lick lick lick lick, her tongue shoots out like a snake.  Air licks.  Very loud.  She’s a mostly deaf twelve-year-old Golden Retriever and she can’t help starting these tics.  But she can…

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Date A Boy Who Travels

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Originally posted on A Travel Blog:
Since I solemnly declared yesterday, Lena Day, as the result of an overwhelming week, I urged each of you do some something that you love! I found myself in a Starbucks, inspired and whipped out this little ditty. You may have read, “You Should Date An Illiterate Girl” by Charles…

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Why Twilight Sucks: A Comprehensive Analysis By A Writer Who Actually Read It

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Originally posted on is this thing on?:
Based on everything I’d heard about Twilight, including a basic synopsis sprinkled with some finer details (like the sparkling), I could only assume that Stephanie Meyer was yet another author who managed to squeeze out a literary turd and somehow convince a publisher that it was solid gold.…

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“Queer as Folk” The Whole Love Thing Sorted

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Nothing beats the original. In 1999, a phenomenon hit the UK. “Queer as Folk” premiered on Channel 4 and British television was never the same. The series followed three gay men – Nathan, Stuart, and Vince – and took the viewer on a journey on these men’s intertwined relationships. The show was attacked by critics […]

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Game of Thrones: NFL Style

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Originally posted on The Chris Brockman Website:
LOS ANGELES — With apologies to Don Draper and Walter White, an argument could be made the two most popular television programs in the country right now are anything involving the National Football League and “Game of Thrones.” So, logically, we here at The Chris Brockman Website decided…

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Channing Tatum Saturday – I Wanna Channing All Over Your Tatum

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It is week 3 of the Channing Tatum Experiment. Let’s roll it back to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and when Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx coined the phrase, “I Wanna Channing All Over Your Tatum.” On Oscar night, Sunday February 24, 2013, the phrase was born in reference to a spiritual phenomenon in which you commit […]

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AIDS LifeCycle

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Today I had to make a difficult decision. Every year I participate in AIDS LifeCycle (ALC). ALC is a charity event to raise money for HIV/AIDS services and raise HIV/AIDS awareness taking 2,500 riders over 545 miles down the coast of California. It is the highlight of my year and probably the best part of a […]

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