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Latino community finds fashion—and one another—on Tumblr
Adriana Gaspar has a passion for style. But the young Latina long quickly noticed that many of her favorite fashion blogs were missing something: people like her. In response, she started Style...
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Boston residents offer victims shelter via Google doc
Sometimes disasters bring out the best in people. In the case of Monday's explosions at the Boston Marathon, that means people offering up their homes to those displaced by the tragedy. And they're...
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Patton Oswalt offers inspiring insight to Boston Marathon tragedy
Comedian Patton Oswalt may be known for his bawdy, bold, and bizarre feats of wordplay during his standup comedy routines. But in the wake of the tragic explosions at the Boston Marathon earlier...
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The softer side of the darknet
.teaser img { display: none; } A few years ago Gawker published a revealing report on Silk Road, a website on the Tor network that we've all come to know and love, which they claimed was nothing more...
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"Suggested friends" Facebook feature gets man arrested for bigamy
A man in Tacoma, Wash., will likely be changing his relationship status from "Married" to "It's Complicated." Alan O'Neill's day went to hell in a handbasket last month year when his wife of 12 years...
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"Porn identification officer" in China gets paid to watch porn
What is porn? You may believe you hold some expertise in the matter, but are you a professional? Can you separate the phony porn from pure stuff? If so, whip out that résumé. The Chinese need you. A...
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Fund your online dating with an untraceable currency
Good news for people who want to take care of nearly every transaction and interaction right there on the Internet: As of today, you can use your Internet money to find yourself an Internet boyfriend...
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Is feminist intersectionality just an excuse for bullying?
New Statesman writer Helen Lewis had a sizable Twitter following of nearly 30,000 people, right up until the she decided she'd had enough of online politics this weekend and deleted her account. Now,...
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Football coach recruits players with creepy Joker tweets
To quote the University of Florida's head football recruiter, "The message is CLEAR." He wants to scare the ever-loving daylights out of potential players on Twitter. For some reason, Coach Joker...
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Alex Jones claims YouTube censored his "Family Guy" theory
Whether intentionally or not, YouTube has given radio host Alex Jones and his conspiracy theory cohorts more ammunition for their latest claim.On Tuesday morning, Jones wrote on his Facebook page...
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Whiskas Liberation Front fights for cat justice and comfort
If you've ever suspected cats are quietly plotting to take over the world, you were right. The leaderless collective of cats (or, perhaps, humans claiming to be cats) known as the Whiskas Liberation...
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Boston's loneliest look to sexually capitalize on Marathon bombing
.teaser img { display: none; } First comes the shock, then comes the shame, then comes the sex. In Boston, the tragedy surrounding Monday's Marathon quickly swayed full swing. By Monday night,...
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Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign masks real racism
In the three days since Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches" video went online, it's received over 3 million views and prompted discussion about inner beauty and self-esteem issues for women. Many viewers...
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Twitter users mock CNN's Boston bombing coverage
CNN has done it again. Shortly after reporting a suspect was arrested in the Boston Marathon bombing case, CNN followed other networks in confirming its source was incorrect and that no arrest had...
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Internet covers medical bills and more for wounded Boston family
Monday was going to be a day about family for Sydney Corcoran and her mother. Patriots Day in Boston: the Red Sox, the Marathon, the revelry, the community. The two had arranged to meet Sydney's...
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100 Percent Men: A glaring portrait of gender inequality
The genius of 100 Percent Men is that it offers almost no commentary on the images it posts to Tumblr. It doesn't have to. The photos speak for themselves. The recently launched Tumblr displays...
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Politician's Facebook page and campaign site feature porn link
A politician was left red-faced after her Facebook page linked to a porn site rather than to her personal website. The campaign site and Facebook page of Linda Reid, deputy speaker in British...
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A student's fight against abstinence education goes viral
When a high school sex-ed instructor told students, "If your mom gives you birth control, she probably hates you," student body vice president Katelyn Campbell didn't hesitate to inform the ACLU. And...
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Behind 1 man's tireless campaign to aid West, Texas
The Internet showed up to save those hurt and affected by the terroristic bombings at the Boston Marathon Monday. Thursday, as the tiny town of West, Texas (pop. 2,674; not to be confused with West...
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Is Facebook turning into Twitter—or is it the other way around?
Let's try something. Close your eyes and imagine what Facebook looked like when you first joined. Now try to go back and imagine what Twitter used to look like. Assuming both these memories are pulled...
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