Saturday, August 21, 2021

Your Job's A Joke, You're Broke Bobby

A Guy Whose Friends Rank Themselves By How Rich They Are — Including 'Broke Bobby,' Who 'Only' Makes $125K/Year — And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character', The Second Coming Of Brendan Fraser Is Upon Us, Let People Enjoy This Essay
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MAIN CHARACTERS, GOOD AND BAD
YOUR TURN FOR THE CHECK, BOBBY?
A Guy Whose Friends Rank Themselves By How Rich They Are — Including 'Broke Bobby' Who 'Only' Makes $125K/Year — And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
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This week's characters include a woman with the hottest take about Malala, a college promoting a questionable tradition during a pandemic and more.
THE FRASER REBOOT
The Second Coming Of Brendan Fraser Is Upon Us
gq.com.au
Hollywood failed him. But now, he's staging his renaissance.
HOW ONE COMIC RUINED THE DISCOURSE
Let People Enjoy This Essay
gawker.com
How the mindset of an irritating web comic infected criticism.
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EDITOR'S PICK
LIVED, LAUGHED, LOVED
Learning The Greek Alphabet, Getting Mad At Frankenstein And More Of The Week's Funniest Tweets
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This week, we're getting decidedly philosophical on Twitter. Hope you're hungry for a little food for thought.
THE INSIDE SCOOP
'GET TO THE AIRPORT NOW'
A Photographer Gives An Inside Look At The Fall Of Kabul, Her Longtime Home
nationalgeographic.com
Kiana Hayeri chronicles the Afghan city's tension, her evacuation, and the guilt she feels for leaving people behind.
WHEN YOU GOTTA GO, YOU GOTTA GO
Did The Prime Minister Of Australia Sh*t Himself In A McDonald's?
melmagazine.com
For the last three years, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison can't seem to dodge a very pressing question: did he shit himself at McDonald's in 1997?
TWO BITES, ONE FRUIT
Apple's Double Agent
vice.com
He spent years inside the iPhone leaks and jailbreak community. He was also spying for Apple.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'I DIDN'T REALLY SLEEP THAT NIGHT'
A Woman Decided To Share A Video Of A Man Freaking Out At Her On The Subway On Reddit. Here's What Happened Next
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A woman gets a surprising reaction from Reddit after sharing a traumatic experience on a New York City subway train.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
MOLE HUNTING
When The FBI Spent Decades Hunting For A Soviet Spy On Its Staff
smithsonianmag.com
A tip provided by a double-agent for the KGB set off one of the most self-destructive mole hunts in FBI history. (From 2013)
The only rule of weekends is we don't talk about weekdays.