Their grip is no joke, as anyone who has encountered them while under water can attest. Read the rest

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"Our daughter, Bailey, had complete paralysis from the waist down for 11 days with no explanation as to why. This video is of one of her favorite nurses coming onto her shift and not knowing that Bailey had started walking this day."

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I didn't know that watered-down gospel music could be so toe-tappingly delightful. The music is peppy, and the talented musicians are clearly enjoying themselves. Read the rest

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The amazing thing about the families profiled: they love and accept their kids exactly as they are. Read the rest

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I spent my 20s in the service industry, overworked and underpaid. Why, now, do these games help me relax? Read the rest

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This where-are-they-now piece on Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers made me smile. I loved watching him. I'm glad to hear he is up to great stuff.

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As disgusting as that may be, she's not the only one who should be ashamed: the enablers who promote this crap deserve condemnation, too. Read the rest

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Swoon.

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The Disneyland Book of Lists is a fantastically fun, incredibly dense collection of Disneyland trivia!

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When things go bite in the night Read the rest

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It's very long. It's very funny. Read the rest

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A 40 meter lump of wet wipes and fat was so heavy that it broke a sewer in West London.

Stephen Hunt, a repair and maintenance supervisor at Thames Water, who is overseeing the fatberg’s removal, said its size was staggering.

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"Traveling crews have been exploiting young workers and scamming customers for decades – and neither law enforcement nor Congress has been able to do anything about it." The Atlantic reports on the sad world of "mag crews."

[Former mag crew salesperson Stephanie Dobbs] says sellers get 50 percent of the first chunk—their “front-end sales”—plus points to work their way up the system.

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Phillip Kremer knows how to have fun with faces. I sent him my photo to see if he'd give me this special treatment. Read the rest

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Forthcoming from Fantagraphics, a slipcased, two-volume set collecting Daniel Clowes's seminal Eight Ball, whence came Art School Confidential and Ghost World. Read the rest

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Fenwick writes, "I had the tremendous opportunity to have a public talk with William Gibson when my university asked if I'd would to do a public talk with a public figure. I had no idea I'd be so lucky as to talk with William Gibson when I agreed. I thought you might be a kick out of our wide-ranging, fun discussion about science fiction and the future." Read the rest

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But Uber knocked $15 off Jaime Hessel's bill because it agreed that the driver had taken an "inefficient route." Gothamist: Hessel told us by phone that she e-mailed Uber at 12:30 today to ask them for an explanation.

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The giggling child makes it even cuter.

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A "childhood friend" of the popular actress claims the beloved pet was taken when they were at school together in Ukraine. (more…)

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Michael Geist writes, "Randy Bachman found himself embroiled in a public fight with Prime Minister Stephen Harper last year when Harper used his song 'Takin' Care of Business' as a theme song for a major speech. Bachman said he probably would not have granted permission to use the song, since 'I don't think he's taking care of business for the right people or the right reasons.'" Read the rest

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