Saturday, August 14, 2021

Hanks But No Hanks

Tom Hanks' Son Finally Goes Off The Deep End, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character,' QAnon Almost Destroyed My Relationship. Then My Relationship Saved Me From QAnon, The 17 Noicest Episodes Of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
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CLAIMS TO FAME
WHITE BOY BUMMER
Tom Hanks' Son Finally Goes Off The Deep End, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
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This week's characters include a guy who should have left a poem in his personal dream journal, a Congressman with a curious tweet about Obama and more.
'I WAS RADICALIZED OVERNIGHT'
QAnon Almost Destroyed My Relationship. Then My Relationship Saved Me From QAnon
politico.com
How COVID isolation and supporting Bernie Sanders primed me to be sucked into a dark conspiracy theory.
THE BEST OF THE BEST
The 17 Noicest Episodes Of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
vulture.com
As the police comedy enters its final act with its eighth and final season, let's look back on the character-driven highlights that defined one of the best TV ensembles of the last decade.
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WHAT TO WATCH
NO SUCH THING AS A FREE GUY
Is The Ryan Reynolds Video Game Comedy 'Free Guy' Any Good? Here's What The Reviews Say
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Is "Free Guy" one of the best summer movies of the year or does the movie fail to level up? Here's what critics are saying.
EDITOR'S PICK
THE VIBES ARE OFF
Celebrities Who Haven't Bathed In 40 Years And More Of The Week's Best Tweets
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This week, we're grappling with ourselves: past, present and future. Living is hard, but tweeting about it is easy.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
BEING A BUSY BODY
What We Think We Know About Metabolism May Be Wrong
nytimes.com
A new study challenges assumptions about energy expenditure by people, including the idea that metabolism slows at middle age.
GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES
Third Boob's The Charm: A Very Robust History Of The Three-Breasted Woman
melmagazine.com
From witch-burnings to "Total Recall" to "Eight Crazy Nights," what's the deal with three-breasted women? Breasting, breasting, one, two… three?
PARTY SMART
How To Party Safely When Fake Drugs Are Circulating
dazeddigital.com
There have been increasing reports of fake drugs, drugs with higher potency than usual and cross-contaminated products. Here's how to stay safe if you choose to indulge.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'YOU CALLED SOME UNUSUAL LETTERS'
Someone Unearthed This 'Wheel Of Fortune' And Realized A Contestant Intentionally Threw A Round So An Opponent Could Walk Away With Money
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Back in 2015, Nura Fountaneaux seemingly made some intentionally ridiculous guesses during one round so a fellow veteran could walk away with some money.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
WHEN THE 'CLUE CREW' WERE LEFT HANGING
The Case Of The Disappearing Nancy Drew Video Games
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One person went down at a time, and every time they came back up, they'd start packing up their boxes. At the end of the day, 13 employees — over half of Her Interactive — no longer had jobs. (From 2018)
If life is a game, can we get fewer sidequests and annoying NPCs?