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You write a lot about rap both at the Onion and in the book. I really identified with hip-hop growing up. There was this incredibly pure anger, sort of free-floating rage towards everything and everyone. And growing up in a group home for emotionally disturbed adolescents, my God...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Onion's Nathan Rabin | 7/13/2009 | See Source »

"The University says they're willing to meet at any time, but it's an illusion," he said. "Then they ask, 'What do we mean?' I say, 'They don't answer the questions.' There's been this cone of silence over the whole problem."

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cutbacks to Subcontracted Janitorial Staff Continue | 6/30/2009 | See Source »

Two videos featured the magicians Penn and Teller, who support gun rights. In one, they stuff a folded American flag inside a rolled-up copy of the Bill of Rights before seemingly setting it (and only it) on fire; the magicians then challenge the audience to embrace the ambiguity of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Day that Guns Came to Church in Louisville | 6/28/2009 | See Source »

In its first years, the late 1920s, the Academy allotted three, then five slots to the Best Picture nominees. In 1932, eight movies were cited; in 1933, 10; in 1934 and '35, 12; then 10 nominees in the next eight years. Looking back, we can say the category rose to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Oscars Need 10 Nominees | 6/25/2009 | See Source »

When done correctly, the dance will produce the illusion of walking forward while actually moving back. You can swing your arms with every step, or copy what Jackson did and hunch up your shoulders while grabbing onto your hat. You are wearing a hat, aren't you? You should probably...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Moonwalk like Michael | 6/25/2009 | See Source »

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