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Missing Links: Supervillain Gingrich and 5 Things Not to Wear
Quiz: Supervillain or Newt? (supervillainornewt.com) This surprisingly tricky multiple choice test compares the presidential candidate's ideas with those of fictional supervillains. We got a lot wrong. Video: 10 Misconceptions Disproved by C.G.P. Grey (C.G.P. Grey Blog) Amusing video-montage blogger C.G.P. Grey finds out if the Great Wall of China is visible from space, if cracking your knuckles really gives you arthritis and more. Starbucks to Sell Beer, Wine in Atlanta, Southern California (Reuters) Starbucks implements phase two in its campaign for world domination: booze. Web Addicts Have Brain Changes, Says Research (BBC) Turns out the hours you wasted on
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Best of the Week: Armie Hammer, Fashion Week, and the Rise of Gay Divorce
Armie Hammer: Hollywood's New Prince Charming—The man who played the Winklevii prepares to conquer Hollywood. Editors' Picks From Fashion Week—Our fashion editors dish on what you'll be wearing next spring. Q&A With Ethan Hawke—Who says a slacker icon can't be the hardest-working man in show business? Neutral Country—A restrained wardrobe in colors that complement rustic surroundings. Where There's Gay Marriage Comes…The Rise of Gay Divorce—What happens when the honeymoon's over. A User's Guide to Protecting Your Privacy—Keep your digital identity safe with these six tools. Heard on the Runway: The Bespoken Playlist—All the killer tunes Interpol's Sam Fogarino played
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Food + Drinks
Missing Links: Momofuku Magazine, Taking Back America, and Iranian Orgies
We scour the web to find you the best intel you might have missed this week. Wish You Were Here "'80s Football Casuals" Exhibition (Slamxhype) The Best May-December Romances on Film (Flavorwire) Five by Bike: Cycling from Portland to Patagonia (Atlas Obscura) "Lens Flare: The Movie" Is the Perfect J.J. Abrams Parody (Huffington Post) Good Reads: Dave Chang's Magazine Lucky Peach Debuts Today (Eater) Street Beggar Seeks Funding for His iPhone Startup (Gawker) "Take Back America": Two Decades in the Life of a Political Cliche (Atlantic Monthly) Sex in Tehran: My First Iranian Orgy (Viceland) Stereogum's Top 20 Albums
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Politics
Missing Links: Japanese Craft Beer, Zombie Survival Tips, and Baldwin vs. Baldwin
We scour the web to find you the best intel you might have missed this week. Baldwin vs. Baldwin: Stephen Hints At Mayoral Run Against Alec ( Gothamist) Japanese Craft Beer: There's More to The Far East Than Mass-Produced Lagers (Slate) Gilt Groupe to Launch Full-Price Men's Retail Website in Late Summer (Just Luxe) Open a Bottle of Wine Using Just a Piece of String ( Lifehacker) The Real World Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse (Atlas Obscura) Does Hemingway's Revival as Role Model Mean a New Male Lifestyle Demo? (Brand Channel) These Manhattanites Have a Pool in Their
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Politics
Missing Links: McDonalds Pairings, Male Birth Control, and What We Can Learn from Weiner
McDonald's Wine Pairings (Snooth) The Man's Guide to the Anthony Weiner Fail (Street Boners) James Franco's New Venture With Drag Queen Kalup Linzy (BlackBook) 10 Remakes That Were Better Than the Original (Flavorwire) Hot Looks: Grooming for Men (Vanity Fair) The Essential Checklist: Summer Date Style (Valet) The Kempt Guide to Wristwear (Kempt) The Male Birth Control Nobody's Talking About (Jezebel)Also on Details.com: A Lurid Look at New York City Nightlife: Jeremy Kost's "It's Always Darkest Before the Dawn" Nerd Boyfriend: Steal The Beastie Boys' Ill Personal Style The World's Best: Three Restaurants That Take Seafood To The Next
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Politics
Sexy, Sexy Congressman Aaron Schock Strips Down for National Health
When we first introduced you to Illinois Representative Aaron Schock in April of 2009, he had just become the youngest Congressman up on the Hill. In our piece, we got the inside info on Schock's path to Congress, how he was settling in, and how his youth — he was only 27 when he was sworn into office — was part of his electoral appeal. He was not, however, shirtless. Now, he's baring his Congressional pecs in the latest issue of Men's Health. Inside, you'll find more on his workout routine, how he hopes to inspire Americans to get in
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Politics
The Bin Laden Kill Op: A CIA Al Qaeda Hunter's Inside Intel
In 2008, we spoke to former CIA operative Art Keller, a weapons proliferation expert assigned to Pakistan to help track down and capture or kill leading Al Qaeda members. In the years since then, much has changed in the war on terror, but one thing remained constant — the main target of the joint intelligence task force in Islamabad, Osama Bin Laden, remained alive and at large. Last Sunday, May 1, the United States got their man. With assassination of Bin Laden on his mind, Keller spoke to us again about the massive group effort that achievement required and how
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Politics
Efraim Diveroli, Our Favorite Pot-Smoking Millennial Arms Dealer, Can't Stay Out of Trouble
Remember Efraim Diveroli? He was the pot-smoking high-school dropout who secured a $300 million weapons contract with the Pentagon at the tender age of 21, got mixed up with a shady Albanian arms dealer, attempted to supply the U.S. Army with shoddily packaged ammunition from China, and, in the wake of a drunk-driving arrest and a New York Times investigation, was indicted for conspiracy and fraud. Which is pretty much where we left him. But it seems he just can't stay away from the international arms trade. The Times is reporting that he was arrested Friday and charged with
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Politics
A Banner Day in Platte County: Celebrating Hate in a Wyoming High School
Our guest blogger, humorist Neil Janowitz, takes on the best news you may have missed. A school board in Wheatland, Wyoming, made its message loud and clear during a recent meeting: Schools are a place for hate. Or so disciples of modus tollens would insist, now that the administrators administrating Platte Country School District have reaffirmed their decision to prevent the area's temples of education from hoisting banners that read NO PLACE FOR HATE. The Anti-Defamation League-sponsored posters had already been 86ed by the board once back in January, but hate-hating parents, students, teachers, and members of the community's "we
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Politics
Pinned Down: Canada's Worst Campaign Button
Our guest blogger, humorist Neil Janowitz, takes on the best news you may have missed. Buttons haven't always been exclusively associated with television remote controls. At one time, they were an integral part of every political campaign. Now Toronto resident Sonya Popovich is using buttons to sling mud at Adam Giambrone, a mayoral candidate who was found to be Tigerin' around on his live-in girlfriend. Her badges read, "I slept with Adam Giambrone, " which is a blitzkrieg of biting satire (unless she actually did. That would also be funny). But her message is also a curious one, considering Giambrone
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