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The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined

Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time

There’s no way around it. If you read this article, you are going to have to imagine Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the United States secretary of health and human services, having an absolutely eyeball-melting orgasm. You’re going to have to imagine a sweaty, leathery man in his early 70s, the scion of the celebrated Kennedy political dynasty, bellowing like a Spartan as his body yields to the sweet, sweet release. Knees buckling. Sinews straining. What does it sound like when RFK Jr. bellows? I’ll go out on a limb and say it’s gritty. His normal speaking voice is basically a garbage disposal. When the big one hits, it must be like tossing a fork in. 

You don't need to know about this affair. This article is gossip. But it's extremely lively and fun to read.

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Historical Dictionary of the Philippines (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East)

Historical Dictionary of the Philippines (Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East) This revised and expanded edition contains more than 400 cross-referenced entries, alphabetically arranged, of historical events, personalities, and institutions that have shaped the Philippines since its prehistoric beginnings to the contemporary period. The entries, written in brief and lively prose, present a handy reference of major episodes, significant movements, and political and economic developments in the country's struggle to become one of Southeast Asia vibrant democratic republics. The more than four centuries of the Philippines history covered by Guillermo, including the periods of Spanish and American dominance over the country, is neatly wrapped up in an introduction, clearly laid out in a chronology, complemented with statistical data in the appendix, and concluded with a bibliography allowing further research and study.