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My Morning Tea & All That I See: My Reaction Is My ParticipACTION

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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

Willy Wonka

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King Tech talks to music journalist Jeff Chang about the police violence featured in Episode 6: Impossible and how hip hop is a catalyst for social change. Jeff also gets into his book “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop" about the evolution of hip hop. Catch up with Wu-Tang: An American Saga on Hulu.

King Tech talks to music journalist Jeff Chang about the police violence featured in Episode 6: Impossible and how hip hop is a catalyst for social change. Jeff also gets into his book “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop" about the evolution of hip hop. Catch up with Wu-Tang: An American Saga on Hulu.

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Farts are funny... "astronaut Chris Hadfield explained in a Reddit AMA that astronauts actually break wind more often in space than they do on Earth. Why? Well, weightlessness makes it impossible to burp, and all that gas has to go somewhere.

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Lowe: How the Heat made the coolest jerseys in the NBA

Miami's new pink "Vice" jerseys take alternate uniforms to an exciting new level.

With the new "Earned Edition" jerseys being released just now: The inside story of how one team created the coolest line of jerseys in the league, and whether they will survive past this season.

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Kelly Slater’s Shock Wave

The best surfer in history made a machine that creates perfect conditions on demand. Will his invention democratize surfing or despoil it?

So what’s the verdict? “The best surfer in history made a machine that creates perfect conditions on demand. Will his invention democratize surfing or despoil it?”

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The political tribalism of Andrew Sullivan

Sullivan’s essay on political tribalism shows he’s blinded by his own.

True or False? “Andrew Sullivan’s essay on political tribalism shows he’s blinded by his own.”

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Toronto Public Library's most popular books of 2019 Becoming by Michelle Obama - 5,860 Washington Black by Esi Edugyan - 4,997 Educated by Tara Westover - 4,043 Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny - 3,732 The Reckoning by John Grisham - 3,418 The Testaments by Margaret Atwood - 3,292...

Becoming by Michelle Obama - checked out 5,860 times.

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Toronto Public Library's Top 10 most-borrowed books of 2018: Official MTO Driver’s Handbook: borrowed 4,665 times so far in 2018* Origin by Dan Brown: 4,120 Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill: 4,033 The Rooster Bar by John Grisham: 3,640 Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff: 3,547...

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff: 3,547 checked out times. Really??

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The story behind Netflix’s $100 million ‘Friends’ deal

Netflix wanted it. So did Hulu. And WarnerMedia wants it back, soon. Probably. Here’s what that means.

No New Friends.

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Yes! #Kobe did this. Buck The Trend.

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China Box Office: Why 'Venom' Broke Records While 'Crazy Rich Asians' Bombed

'Venom' is getting an extension in China, which means it'll go head-to-head with 'Aquaman.'

It’s strange but Venom > Crazy Rich Asians.

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How Facebook’s scandals are hurting Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In brand

Facebook helped make Sheryl Sandberg a women’s empowerment icon. Now it’s damaging her credibility.

One of the things I’ve enjoyed is the exposing the fools gold of Sheryl Sandberg.

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Can you use commercial music, from records or CDs, in your podcast? No, you can't. Here's a full set of reasons why you can't: not even a little bit. Without a licence.

How to use commercial music in your podcast!

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This is why James Dolan runs the Knicks and the Garden without apology

For two stormy decades, New York's most famous sports enigma has lorded over the Knicks, the Rangers and Madison Square Garden without apology.

“James Dolan on why he can't rule out selling the Knicks & Rangers, why he fired Phil Jackson, why he went to war w/ WFAN and more!”

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How Russian Trolls Used Meme Warfare to Divide America

A new report for the Senate exposes how the IRA used every major social media platform to target voters before and after the 2016 election.

Here are some of the memes spread by the Russian propaganda artists trying to turn Americans against the press.

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Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard.

David McCullough

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This can fluctuate depending on Google's monthly ad revenue however they make an average of thirty-eight cents for every search query. Every time we typed anything into Google: thirty-eight cents to Google.

Google