From Imgur: "A decent breakdown of all things real and fake news." Here is is full size.
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Dec 14, 2016
An attempt to chart media brands on the fake-real spectrum
How to Destroy Democracy: SF Bay Area event Jan 10 with Masha Gessen and Drew Sullivan
We hope you can join us for this urgent conversation hosted by Institute for the Future, where Mark Frauenfelder and I are researchers: Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, California invites you to join us January 10, 2017 for an eye-opening discussion about global politics, corruption, and our best hope for preserving civic society […]
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This week in the 'bloids
What happens when the tabloids hit bottom? We find out this week, when the ‘Globe’ brings us five photo-filled pages of the “worst butts in showbiz,” along with some of the worst picture captions and most labored puns accompanying celebrity derrieres.. Heidi Klum’s posterior is “frolicking at the crack of dawn,” Blac Chyna has “all […]
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Newspaper corrections of the year for 2016
Poynter collects the wildest journalistic corrections of the past year. Among the best, here’s one from the New York Times. Because of an editing error, an article on Monday about a theological battle being fought by Muslim imams and scholars in the West against the Islamic State misstated the Snapchat handle used by Suhaib Webb, […]
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A fruit bouquet may just be the perfect last minute gift
Shopping for the person who has everything (or your boss) last minute is practically impossible. Luckily, everyone loves a fruit and chocolate gift basket. Not only is it a tasty (almost healthy) respite from the winter cold, but it doubles as a festive centerpiece, which is perfect for anyone that may be hosting for the holidays. FruitBouquets.com […]
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Get this motion-activated toilet night light for just $14.99
Turning on the light makes it almost impossible to get back to sleep after a late-night trip to the bathroom. The close-only-one-eye trick almost works, but you’ll be hard-pressed to teach that to a potty-training child.The IllumiBowl 2.0 solves this annoying problem by turning your toilet into a motion-sensitive night light. To install, simply stick […]
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Get the acclaimed authoring tool Scrivener for 50% off
Microsoft Word might make an adequate typewriter, but it won’t save you from a chaotic writing process. Since its initial release in 2007, Scrivener has become the gold standard for writing and structuring long-form text.Scrivener combines a word processor with a robust project management tool designed for writing projects. By bundling a virtual corkboard, outliner, […]
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