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But the thing about the mannequins was that each represented, as far as was possible, a painstaking reconstruction of a particular soldier. That is, the Nazi had found a uniform and tracked down as many records of the actual soldier to whom it’d belonged. He’d identified and tracked down other possessions that belonged to the solider. He knew the soldier’s rank, his shoe size, his hair and eye color, knew exactly how many medals that particular soldier had received as well as the occasions upon which they had been awarded.
Matthew Vollmer | New England Review
Fascinating account of visiting a Nazi memorabilia collector’s secret stash.
Source: nereview.com
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Why is it that the elite French perfumers (known as “noses”) and sommeliers (“upturned noses”) of the world spend so much of their time inhaling cat effluvia from expensive glass bottles? A guess: It may have to do with a mind-control parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. The tiny protozoan may be getting into our brains and tricking us into liking cats—not to mention certain perfumes and wines.
Chanel No. 5: A brain parasite may be the secret to the famous perfume. - Slate Magazine
Half-baked but interesting theory about toxo, that “mind control” cat parasite that we all talked about for 5 minutes a few months ago.
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Some entertainers don’t pay attention to what’s going on around them. They just go, “Oh, cool, I’m playing this place.” They just do it, and they take the money. But if you pay attention, you find out that the economics are very simple. If you want more money, the fans pay for it. They just pay. And so I decided, “Okay, I’m making enough. Let’s drive the ticket prices down a bit.” I decided to do that a couple years ago, especially because the economy was shitty.
Louis C.K. So fucking punk he doesn’t even know it.
Posted on July 22, 2012 with 2 notes
Source: The A.V. Club
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Iggy Azalea in Steve Aoki’s “Beat Down.”
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Larry Eats A Pancake - Larry David - Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee
It’s anti-social media not to let people embed your video. If you care to click through, you will get to a 13 minute video of Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David going to lunch. Moments that make it worth your time are fleeting, but hey, Larry David.
Why does Jerry do the thing where he’s DYING laughing at a semi-funny joke? So irritating.
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Louis CK on the Daily Show offending people.
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Tig Notaro’s standup set on Conan. Her stool bit is an incredible lesson in comic timing and how to manipulate the audience like a maestro.
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Lakewood Blueclaws minor league baseball mascot race.
(Photo via Slate)
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The micro-blogging website had argued that the posts belonged to activist Malcolm Harris and as such it would be violating fourth amendment privacy rights if it were to disclose the communications without first receiving a search warrant.
But a Manhattan judge ruled on Monday that under a timeline set out by federal law, a warrant is only needed for the final day’s worth of messages from Harris, who is accused of disorderly conduct in relation to a protest on the Brooklyn Bridge in October.
All other tweets prior to this date could legitimately be demanded by means of subpoena, it was ruled.
Twitter forced to release Occupy protester’s tweets to New York court | World news | guardian.co.uk
Just so you know your legal twattling rights…
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Miss Holocaust Survivor pageant.
(Photo via Slate)
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