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The Science Café Phenomenon

The Science Café Phenomenon
“Contemporary science — a topic that Americans supposedly find dull — is drawing substantial crowds month after month, even on topics …

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Throughout the world, prank calls have an extensive comic pedigree. From Steve Allen on the original “Tonight Show” in the 1950s, to Bart Simpson today, the telephone hoax has been a durable source of laughs.

Throughout the world, prank calls have an extensive comic pedigree. From Steve Allen on the original “Tonight Show” in the 1950s, to Bart Simpson today, …

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Hope & Anchor (4/5)

Hope & Anchor (4/5)
This place is a blast. Cheerful, relatively cheap and oozing with warmth. We were looking to grab some grub and unwind, …

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Taproot Foundation (5/5)

Taproot Foundation (5/5)
Brilliant causes, brilliantly executed. What more can you say, really?…

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Advertising is a tax you pay for unremarkable thinking.

Advertising is a tax you pay for unremarkable thinking.
The Year in Advertising

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— zachklein

zachklein

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A+B+C= wine quality?

A+B+C= wine quality?

Did you know that you can use statistics to figure out auction prices of wine? I thought this was a joke, until …

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Why Won’t Alt-Weeklies Try To Win On The Internet? [Step Up]

Why Won’t Alt-Weeklies Try To Win On The Internet? [Step Up]
The Chicago Reader cut more costs last week by firing four of its most …

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