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Burning Man co-founder Larry Harvey dies aged 70
Harvey died in San Francisco after suffering stroke on 4 April and the festival in Nevada desert he co-created attracts 70,000 annually Larry Harvey, whose whimsical decision to erect a giant wooden figure and then burn it to the ground led to the popular, long-running counterculture celebration known as Burning Man, has died. He was…
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Drunk man accidentally takes $1,600 Uber ride
Image: Getty Images Kenneth, my greatest friend whom I have never met, drunkenly took a $1,635.93 Uber ride from West Virginia to New Jersey last weekend. After a night of partying with friends near West Virginia University, Kenneth ordered an UberXL to his home over 300 miles away — a decision that, according to a…
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Days After Parkland, Its Business as Usual at a Florida Gun Show
It’s another week after another mass shooting in the U.S., and something finally feels different. In the days following the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 students and faculty members, a vociferous movement of young people has risen up to say enough is enough. The generation that grew up in the…
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Her kids are throwing a fit about guns. A mom’s message for all adults is a must-read.
I remember when my oldest kids were in elementary school and I was just learning about lockdown drills and the imaginary terror that small children act out three times a year. The kind that turns into low-level subconscious terror. The terror that is differentiated by a code over the loud speaker — one that means…
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Package thief gets immediate dose of instant karma
A woman attempting to steal some freshly delivered packages from UPS walked right into some instant karma. Security footage from a home in Snohomish County, Washington, on Friday shows a UPS delivery person dropping off some packages on the front porch. Just a few short moments later, a car stops in front of the home,…
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WTF: Snake spotted wearing a decapitated fish head
Image: giphy Today in absolutely horrifying things found in nature: a snake slithering around in a shallow body of water wearing a huge fish head. The clip, which was submitted to the appropriate subreddit r/WTF on Tuesday, was a hit on the notoriously deranged forum. If you can shock r/WTF, you’ve got some seriously messed…
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How Mongolia went wild for opera
Why are so many Mongolians winning international singing awards? To find out, Kate Molleson travelled 1,000 miles across the country to meet latest star Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, drinking mares milk, sleeping in yurts and recording its vocal masters Last summer, Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar. Towering, broad-shouldered, with a huge smile and a mighty voice, the 29-year-old sang Rossini,…
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Papa John’s Controversial CEO Will Hand Reins to Lieutenant
The controversial “papa” from Papa John’s International Inc. is stepping down as chief executive officer. Photographer: Michael Hickey/Getty Images Company founder John Schnatter will hand the reins to Chief Operating Officer Steve Ritchie as of Jan. 1. The 43-year-old Ritchie, who began as a Papa John’s customer-service rep making $6 an hour in 1996, has…
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My crush for Kylo Ren made me switch to the dark side
Image: lucasfilm This story is literally riddled with Star Wars: The Last Jedi spoilers. Don’t say I didn’t warn you, fellow Kylo crushers. In a galaxy far, far away lives a bad boy villain with a hero’s heart who’s deeply misunderstood. His name is Kylo Ren—but his family calls him Ben—and I’d burn down the…
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Matt Damon, stop #damonsplaining. You don’t understand sexual harassment | Hannah Jane Parkinson
If youre from a group that has never been oppressed for reasons of identity you dont know what it feels like. The actor should know when to shut up, writes Guardian contributor Hannah Jane Parkinson Oh, Matt Damon. Where did it all go wrong? Well, almost everywhere. Damon is currently the focus of a mixture…
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