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Will the Real Santa Claus Please Stand Up? – Collector’s Weekly “We always think of Santa Claus as an incredibly old man—positively ancient—but the fact is, he’s exactly 150-years-old, born in 1863. Indeed, we might be thinking of Santa’s predecessor St. Nicholas, who is far older, believed to have been … Read More
The Saudi Marathon Man – The New Yorker Minutes after the bomb went off in Boston, a young Saudi man who had been running from the blast, along with many other spectators, was tackled to the ground and deemed a “suspect”; why? Why Boston’s Hospitals Were Ready – The New … Read More
Not Tonight Honey, I Have A Penis – GQ It used to be taken from granted that men were always horny and women withheld sex. Now, it seems like either the script has been flipped, or that was never the case in the first place. The True Life Horror that … Read More
Carnival Triumph Cruise Ship Crisis ‘A Tale of Two Ships’ – LA Times Some passangers aboard the beleaguered cruise ship Carnival Triumph formed Bible studies and passed the time quietly. Others hoarded condiments and devolved into tribalism. It turns out that William Golding didn’t need to set Lord of the … Read More
