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, Dec 17, 2012
World keeps turning, B-minus-list celebrities stay tacky
Let Deadmau5 and Kat Von D envelop you in blissful ignorance
by Miles Raymer
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, Nov 30, 2012
A short defense of TL;DR, or Desperately seeking e-newsstands
As long as there isn't one newspaper for the Web, we'll be skimming just to find what we want to read. That's where TL;DR helps.
by Asher Klein
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, Nov 28, 2012
Against the summarized Web
Is the Internet being driven to abstraction?
by Steve Bogira
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, Nov 13, 2012
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On the charts: A mixtape rapper looks to prove his worth
A$AP Rocky tests the waters with "Fuckin' Problem"
by Miles Raymer
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Bleader
, Nov 9, 2012
Web comics: now more than just PDFs
A couple of new and interactive web comics may point the way to the future of graphic novels online
by Asher Klein
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, Oct 2, 2012
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On the charts: Psy's "Gangnam Style"
An Internet meme becomes a mainstream smash
by Miles Raymer
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Bleader
, Sep 28, 2012
Buzzfeed wants you to look cool
What to take away from Buzzfeed's theory on why people share content online
by Asher Klein
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Bleader
, Sep 27, 2012
Yom Kippur taught me I don't read so good no mores
As part of my Yom Kippur fast, I stuck my head in a book instead of a computer.
Mensch
, it had been a while
by Asher Klein
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Bleader
, Sep 18, 2012
Albini expands on his totally correct views re: Amanda Palmer
Somehow there is beef between Steve Albini and someone else and he's the one who's not the asshole in the situation
by Miles Raymer
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Bleader
, Aug 22, 2012
Is RapidShare snitching on Google?
The crackdown on piracy by proxy looks to get interesting
by Miles Raymer
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Jul 2, 2012
Riff Raff takes Chicago
The Internet-famous rapper makes his first Chicago appearance
by Miles Raymer
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Blogs
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Bleader
, Jun 29, 2012
Good news for Kim Dotcom
New Zealand judge rules Megaupload raid unlawful
by Miles Raymer
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, May 16, 2012
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Punk
isn't quite punk
Hooray for the 90s and for ripping off would-be punks
by Miles Raymer
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, May 15, 2012
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Fuck yeah little kids reenacting the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" video
The most fitting tribute to MCA yet
by Miles Raymer
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, May 2, 2012
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Kanye's Chief Keef remix drops, drama inevitably follows
Looks like somebody doesn't like his "I Don't Like."
by Miles Raymer
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Bleader
, Apr 17, 2012
The good old bad old days
David Lowery defends the major-label system.
by Miles Raymer
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, Apr 12, 2012
" . . . and Joyce had a secretary named Keith"
The deceptively clever "James Joyce or Kool Keith?" Web quiz
by Miles Raymer
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, Apr 9, 2012
Another day, another album-length Lil B mix tape
Thank you Based God (I guess).
by Miles Raymer
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, Apr 4, 2012
Video
Kids These Days: Chapter 1,000,000,000
Blood on the Dance Floor's candy-colored sexual bullying
by Miles Raymer
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, Mar 23, 2012
Your semiregular seapunk-journalism update
Writing about writing about writing about seapunk
by Miles Raymer
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