#WhyAustin: Mockery meets Kim Jong Un’s threat to strike Austin, Texas

http://twitter.com/#!/seanagnew/status/317680005457006592 Time for some more saber-rattling from North Korea. Kim Jong Un has vowed to strike targets in the United States, including Washington D.C., Los Angeles and Austin, Texas. Austin? Really? I mean, I know it’s hipster laden, but really? #whyaustin — Kemberlee Kaye (@red_red_head) March 29, 2013 As always, North Korean threats go down best […]

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Writing My Father’s Death

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All fathers are fictional. View this image › Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed In the end, my father took up such little space. This is what I can’t seem to get over. He’d never been large, but he’d always had a thick, bear-like solidity. My father was the sort of man who could block a doorway. […]

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Drudge called ‘race-baiter’ for headline about Tarantino’s N-word lust

http://twitter.com/#!/DylanByers/status/278853411024297984 Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” a film set in the antebellum South, premiered in New York yesterday. As always, Tarantino can’t resist his not-so-guilty pleasure: tossing around the N-word. Drudge’s take? Whoa..Drudge has me feeling very uncomfortable right now. twitter.com/peterogburn/st… — Peter Ogburn (@peterogburn) December 12, 2012 The sensational headline links to a Hollywood Reporter film review. […]

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Reporter snarks ‘race is over’; Grenell: ‘What race? I’m fighting for our country’

http://twitter.com/#!/RichardGrenell/status/272859050021101571 Boom! Former Romney adviser Richard Grenell, who continues to hold media lapdog paws to the fire, cuts right to the chase in response to a snarky inquiry by a reporter. You see, it’s not about a race. It’s not a game. @shmuel3350 @richardgrenell Can you believe these people? It’s all about the election for […]

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Pics: David Axelrod slashes the ‘stache for epilepsy research on live TV

http://twitter.com/#!/FiveDollarFreak/status/277025544892203008 The mere thought of shaving his decades-old mustache off has been keeping David Axelrod up at night. David Axelrod tells me he didn’t sleep last night – will shave his 40 year old mustache on Morning Joe after $1 mil raised for epilepsy – cj — Jansing & Co. (@JansingCo) December 7, 2012 Aw, […]

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A Mommy Dog And Her Babies Were Dying In The Desert. Get Ready For This… Because It’s Amazing.

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If you don’t know Eldad by now, you probably don’t spend much time on the Internet. He’s the man behind so many unbelievable dog rescues… and I’m pretty sure he just outdid himself. This military style rescue mission took Eldad three days, driving more than 1,000 miles and an unyielding willpower to save four dogs […]

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Marco Rubio chief of staff: Illegal immigrants would not immediately be granted legal status

http://twitter.com/#!/CesarConda/status/324646209480441856 He’s right. Under the “Gang of Eight” amnesty plan supported by Sen. Marco Rubio, illegal aliens would be eligible for “provisional” legal status in six months. Moreover, the Department of Homeland Security would need to submit two plans to Congress: one describing how they will secure the border and another describing where border fencing […]

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Monsters: PP to teens ‘look your best’ after being beaten with make-up tips

http://twitter.com/#!/LilMissRightie/status/276733210174582784 War on women? Here it is. PP took a “don’t cover it up” anti-domestic violence ad, promoted it to teens as makeup tips for covering bruises.lifenews.com/2012/12/06/pla… — Angela Morabito (@_AngelaMorabito) December 6, 2012 Planned Parenthood counsels girls on how to apply makeup to hide injuries from beatings: bit.ly/VpvRUY Shameful organization. — Rick Moore (@RickMoore) […]

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These Artists Created The Only Horoscope You Deserve, Forever

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Artist Molly Soda and poet @sosadtoday team up to read you your “permascopes”. 1. Aries View this image › Molly Soda / @sosadtoday / Via newhive.com Artist Molly Soda and the anonymous Twitter account @sosadtoday collaborated on a project titled PERMASCOPES: This is Your Horoscope Every Day of Your Life. The two artists became friends […]

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Our 9 Favorite Feature Stories This Week: Trans Rights, Lance Armstrong, And The Real Nick Cave

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This week for BuzzReads, Nicole Pasulka profiles a transgender woman who sued the D.C. police. Read that and these other stories from around BuzzFeed and the web. 1. The Woman Who Helped Change How Police Treat Transgender People — BuzzFeed View this image › BuzzFeed After D.C. resident Patti Hammond Shaw was arrested, she claimed […]

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