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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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Missing Links: Calvin Klein Models, Highlights of Gay Rights, and Ferrari Headphones
We scour the Web to find the best intel you might have missed this week. Casting Calvin Klein (T Magazine)The Calvin Klein men's show in Milan is known for choosing brand-defining model faces. Here, exclusive backstage photos of this year's guys, plus a discussion of the casting process. 6 Forgotten Drugstore Colognes and After Shaves (The Art of Manliness)A blogger discovers that the old-man colognes (with the funky retro packaging on the lowest drugstore shelf) are tried-and-true scents he can wear every day on the cheap. Grandpa knows best. Video: The Evolution of the Gay Rights Movement in Under Seven
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Missing Links: David Bowie, Fast Food, and Sh*t Nobody Says
We scour the Web to find the best intel you might have missed this week. Pictures: David Bowie Doing Normal Stuff (Flavorwire)He rides the subway, goes bowling, and reads the paper. David Bowie: He's just like us! Ads: Fast Food Posters vs. the Real Thing (BuzzFeed)Wow, fast food tacos and burgers look plumper, juicer and more attractive in the advertisements. What a surprise. Try assembling your own burger instead. Video: Sh*t Nobody Says (YouTube)A mash-up of phrases you'll never hear anyone say. Song: Jay-Z's "Glory" (Feat. B.I.C.) (Life + Times)The newborn baby of Jay-Z and Beyonce, Blue Ivy Carter, is
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Missing Links: Literature-Inspired Menswear, Kim Jong-Un Looks at Things, and Mittens Romney
We scour the Web to find the best intel you might have missed this week. The Book Club (The Paris Review)Today's menswear designers are channeling their literary side by creating vintage-inspired products that pay homage to books of yesteryear. Snoop Dogg on The Price Is Right: Rapper Co-Hosts, Wins Money (VIDEO) (Huffington Post)In unexpected rap collaborations this week, Snoop Dogg paired up with Drew Carey for a special celebrity episode of the daytime-TV staple. The 75 Things New Yorkers Talked About in 2011 (The New York Times)The hot topics of the past year. Catherine the Great Put Rollers on the
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Missing Links: The 2012 In/Out List, Bands We Lost in 2011, and Parks and Rec Cartoon Characters
We scour the Web to find the best intel you might have missed this week. See the Parks and Recreation Characters as Cartoons (Vulture) Illustrator/graphic designer Jon Defreest's animated rendition of the NBC mockumentary. The 2012 In/Out List (Washington Post) Start 2012 in the know with this handy guide from the Washington Post. Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer? (Vanity Fair) An investigation into the efficiency of the T.S.A.'s heightened security measures. In Memoriam: Bands We Lost in 2011 (Stereogum) An homage to the White Stripes, Sonic Youth, LCD Soundsystem, REM, and other bands that have gone to meet
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Missing Links: Bill Clinton and Mindy Kaling Recommend Books, Drunk History Christmas, The Dark Knight Rises
We scour the Web to find the best intel you might have missed this week. Bill Clinton and Mindy Kaling Recommend Books Together, Just Because (Vulture) The unlikely duo gives their (vastly-different) literary recommendations. Drunk History Christmas with Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey, and Eva Mendes (Funny or Die) Ryan Gosling's holiday gift to the Internet. The Dark Knight Rises Official Movie Trailer (YouTube) For those who didn't catch the trailer before the IMAX screening of Mission Impossible 4. 19 Outstanding Words You Should Be Working Into Conversation (Mental Floss) "Giabella," "badinage," "the Wheaton," and other colloquialisms to win friends and
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Missing Links: Icons of the '70s and '80s, Facebook History of the World, and "Memeoirs"
We scour the Web for the best intel you might have missed this week. Candid Portraits of Iconic Personalities From the '70s and '80s (Flavorwire)Great early photos of Travolta, Jobs, Hopper and others. Longform's Best of 2011 (Longform)A curated list of the ultimate curator's best long-form writing from GQ, The New Yorker, and others. Facebook History of the World (College Humor)Hilarious, educational, and weirdly engaging timeline of everything in the form of a feed. The Protester—Person of the Year 2011 (Time)Kurt Andersen's cover story. Brian Williams Interviews Marcel the Shell (Jezebel)Video! Best/Worst Scandals of 2011 (The New Yorker)The usual suspects
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Missing Links: Haiku Traffic Signs, Impractical Cheeseburgers, and the Most Powerful Images of 2011
We scour the Web for the best intel you might have missed this week. Haiku Traffic Signs Bring Poetry to NYC Streets—NPR Molloy & Sons: Heritage Tweed—NOWNESS The 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011—BuzzFeed Occupy Wall Street Protester Lands a Job on Wall Street—NY Post Relax, That Friend Request From Your Unborn Child Is Just a Condom Ad—Time Can Earth Look Any More Gorgeous Than This? (Answer: No)—Gizmodo On the Impracticality of a Cheeseburger—Waldo Jaquith Bill Hader's Stefon Has Some Christmas Recommendations for You—Vulture Damn You, Auto Correct! Reveals 9 Funniest Texts of the Year—Mashable — Maggie Mallon Also on
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Missing Links: Siri Hacks, Miranda July, and the Whartorialist
We scour the Web for the best intel you might have missed this week. Little Printer Makes Printing Cool Again—Wired Miranda July, Craigslist Reseller—The 6th Floor Style-Conscious UPenn Business Students Present: The Whartorialist Beautiful Ad for Ending Marriage Discrimination—BuzzFeed The Best Siri Hacks So Far—The Atlantic Wire Claudia Varosio's Boldly Illustrated Film Posters—Flavorwire The Most Shared Articles on Facebook in 2011—Facebook Watch Das Racist on Conan—Pitchfork So, the Guy Who Plays Stanley on The Office Made a Music Video?—Stereogum — Maggie Mallon Also on Details.com Missing Links: A German Rocky Musical, Vintage Men's Fashion, and the High Line as a
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Missing Links: A German Rocky musical, Vintage Men's Fashion, and the High Line as a Thanksgiving Centerpiece
We scour the Web for the best intel you might have missed this week. UC Davis Pepper Spray Cop Is Now a Meme—Gawker A German 'Rocky' Musical Just Seems Like a Terrible Idea—Death and Taxes Five Once-Promising Actors and the Franchises That Ruined Them—Nerve Vintage Men's Fashion: 1955—Stylelist Woody Allen Boxes a Kangaroo—Slate Woman Turns the High Line Into a Thanksgiving Centerpiece—Curbed Watch Fleet Foxes' New Video for 'The Shrine/An Argument'—Vulture — Maggie Mallon Also on Details.com Missing Links: Diplomatic Silly Shirts, Drinkify, and Ivy-League Icons Missing Links: Tobias Fünke, the McRib, and Live-Cartooning the NYC Marathon Missing Links: Alt-Pop
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