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Max Read · 12/02/13 03:22PMThis Is How You Write a Fucking Love Letter
Hamilton Nolan · 12/02/13 02:51PMSomeone Has Been Leaving Crazy-Generous Tips At Random Restaurants
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/02/13 02:49PMAdam Weinstein · 12/02/13 02:21PM
Peter Kaplan: A Remembrance
Philip Weiss · 12/02/13 02:16PM
Philip Weiss, the proprietor of Mondoweiss, knew legendary former New York Observer editor Peter Kaplan for four decades and worked with him, on and off, for 20 years. Kaplan died on Friday at 59. The following remembrance is republished with permission from Mondoweiss, which was originally founded with Kaplan's help as an Observer blog.
Thai Prime Minster Refuses to Resign After Weekend of Deadly Protests
Taylor Berman · 12/02/13 02:13PM
In the most violent conflict in Thailand since 2010, at least four people were killed and more than 100 were injured over the weekend as tens of thousands of pro-and anti-government protestors continued their weeks-long confrontation in the streets of Bangkok. On Tuesday, Yingluck Shinawatra, the country's prime minister, refused to resign despite receiving a vote of no confidence last week from the Thai Parliament.
There Is a Miley Cyrus Road in Guyana, According to Google Maps
Adam Weinstein · 12/02/13 01:47PMRebecca Black Forces Herself to Watch Rebecca Black's "Friday"
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/02/13 01:34PMIt's been nearly three years since Rebecca Black first unleashed "Friday" on a thoroughly unprepared planet, but it feels like only yesterday that we collectively cringed with the power of a thousand suns.
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Caity Weaver · 12/02/13 12:57PMRick Warren Is Selling a Diet Book Because, I Dunno, Jesus?
Hamilton Nolan · 12/02/13 12:50PMThe Incredible Twitter Meltdown to End All Incredible Twitter Meltdowns
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/02/13 12:49PMMan Arrested for Throwing Money at Black Friday Shoppers
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/02/13 11:46AMHamilton Nolan · 12/02/13 11:36AM
Max Read · 12/02/13 11:22AM

[Sri Lankan farmers walk through a street as a woman watches during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The farmers distributed leaflets and took to the streets wearing loincloths to create awareness about the issues faced by them and to protest against the government's failure to provide solutions to their long standing grievances. Photo by Eranga Jayawardena via AP]
CNN’s Chris Cuomo Brought His Older Brother to Work Today
J.K. Trotter · 12/02/13 11:05AMFlorida Is the World's Top Tourism Spot if You Don't Count Good Places
Adam Weinstein · 12/02/13 11:00AMHow Much Higher Should the Minimum Wage Be? (Much Higher)
Hamilton Nolan · 12/02/13 10:59AM
Last week, voters in SeaTac, Washington voted to raise the minimum wage for airport workers to $15 an hour. California recently approved a statewide minimum wage of $10. As low wage workers increasingly voice their frustration with their shitty lot in life, it's time to raise the minimum wage— everywhere.
Mugger Apologizes to Victim After Finding Him on Facebook
Neetzan Zimmerman · 12/02/13 10:52AMThe Air Force Is Bullying Its Cadets Into a Secret Snitch Program
Adam Weinstein · 12/02/13 10:46AM
The Air Force Academy's Honor Code states that its cadets "will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate among us anyone who does." But the service apparently suspended that code when it forced mostly minority students to spy on their classmates to catch suspected drug users and sex offenders—only to forget all about them after they've been used as informants.









