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24Feb2014

Meet the 4 Most Desired People in New York (According to OKCupid)

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NY slut

NY Magazine profiles OK Cupid’s 4 most sought-after people in New York.

http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/02/okcupid-most-desired-people-in-new-york.html

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22Feb2014

A Pickpocket’s Tale

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Pickpocket

A pickpocket tells all.  An awesome piece from the New Yorker.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/01/07/130107fa_fact_green?currentPage=all&src=longreads

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19Feb2014

Carcinoma Angels

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most interesting man

 Mike’s favorite short story about a guy who never met a challenge he couldn’t beat.

http://hermiene.net/short-stories/carcinoma_angels.html

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18Feb2014

Michael Jordan Has Not Left the Building

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Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan turned 51 yesterday.  Here’s an essay from last year, when he turned 50.

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/Michael-Jordan/michael-jordan-not-left-building

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17Feb2014

Nightfall

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Nightfall

This is Sam’s favorite short story, for all you sci-fi nerds.

Click to access nightfall.pdf

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16Feb2014

The Master

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pope-benedict

For all you pedophiles and wannabees, here’s a blue-print.

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/04/01/130401fa_fact_fisher?currentPage=all

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13Feb2014

This is Water, by DFW

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DFW This is Water

David Foster Wallace spits venom in this commencement address.

http://moreintelligentlife.com/story/david-foster-wallace-in-his-own-words

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12Feb2014

The Man. Amen.

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Young Tiger Woods

This 1997 GQ spotlight on Tiger Woods is prophetic in a scary way.

http://www.gq.com/sports/profiles/199704/tiger-woods-profile

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11Feb2014

The Cold Patrol

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sled-dogs-615

In honor of it being way too cold, here’s a National Geographic article about dog-sledding.

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/01/sled-dogs/finkel-text

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9Feb2014

The Hard and the Soft of the Norwegians

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Norwegian Flag

David Brooks notices the Norwegians are very good at winter sports and uses it as an excuse to tell this absurd story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/opinion/02brooks.html?_r=0

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