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The Method is Science. The Aim is Religion. Failing to live up to expectations since 1958.™

Youngstown OH
Joined January 2009
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I'm sorry, sir, you're watching Nickolodeon again. Please ask an adult to change the channel for you.
"It etches the limits of human reason and intelligence--perhaps even the limits of human life --when they touch the unfathomable emptiness and impassive cruelty of the dessert." --from Amazon's blurb for Paul Bowles' The Sheltering Sky The existential crisis of the tiramisu.
A gerund and an infinitive walk into a bar, drinking to forget. Language Log » Autological humor languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nl…
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Jared Kushner doesn't shave. He polishes.
Joel Osteen is a complete asshole.
📈Tonight’s top searches, in order: racism, socialism, fascism, concentration camp, xenophobia, bigot
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Until there is outside confirmation, I remain doubtful. "Bristol academic cracks Voynich code, solving century-old mystery of medieval text" m.phys.org/news/2019-05-bris…
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Don’t let anybody tell you that the other side is the side that’s got a handle on freedom. We are the party of freedom and we shouldn’t be afraid to go out there and say it.
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This unbelievable but true story is such a disgrace and violates freedom of speech. Please read and share.
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Literature doesn't owe you validation. It doesn't even owe you a message, especially when you're demanding a specific one. I'm so tired of this shit. "YA Author Offers Apologies and Sacrifices to Social Justice Tribunal" – Tablet Magazine tabletmag.com/jewish-news-an…
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A long read. Mallory is a serious dick. "A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions" | The New Yorker newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
Bibliomotocarro. BBC - Culture - The tiny library bringing books to remote villages bbc.com/culture/story/201901…
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Congratulations to @jeffnoon on his PKD nomination for The Body Library.
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Meta. Buy a Copy of Fahrenheit-451 That Can Only Be Read If It’s on Fire electricliterature.com/buy-a…
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A metal puzzle box, entirely hand-forged, down to the screws. COFFER — Seth Gould | metalsmith sethgould.com/coffer
Doctor Rapp - The Atlantic How a Stroke Turned a 63-Year-Old Into a Rap Legend theatlantic.com/health/archi…