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December 28 – Seth Meyers gets a vanishing preposition

December 28 – Seth Meyers gets a vanishing preposition

I’ll believe in anything. I used to live by that sentiment, appropriated from the title of a Wolf Parade song, either because of the lyrics or the music or my world around it when I’d listen to it most. Its

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December 25 – Justin Trudeau gets a Newfoundland expatriate

December 25 – Justin Trudeau gets a Newfoundland expatriate

I live in Vancouver, at it’s about this time every year that I lament over the size of our country. You see, I’m from the east coast, all the way in the Sin Jawns, and I’m not afraid to say

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December 22 – Anthony Jeselnik gets exploratory comedy

December 22 – Anthony Jeselnik gets exploratory comedy

Stand-up comedy is full of options. I could stand here and yell profanities. I could recount nonsense. I could illustrate the differences between two groups of people. I could tell stories about things that have happened to me, including what

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December 19 – Brandon Sanderson gets writing reflections

December 19 – Brandon Sanderson gets writing reflections

Written without disingenuity by a guy under a tree at the top of a hill. I often turn to famous writers for advice, some sort of guidance so I can get better at crafting a story, constructing a character, creating

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December 16 – J. B. Smoove gets Juan Liner’s reflections

December 16 – J. B. Smoove gets Juan Liner’s reflections

How old do you have to be before you’re allowed to not care anymore? I hope it’s 32. I’m pretty sure the Earth is just a spongy ball and the universe is one big bottle of Orbitz. People always ask

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December 14 – Vanessa Hudgens gets technological evolution and immobile humanity

December 14 – Vanessa Hudgens gets technological evolution and immobile humanity

Technology advances, relentlessly and exponentially, and we either advance with it or get left behind. I don’t even mind the left behind, as I am a supporter and practitioner of the slow movement, but I know the world I live

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December 9 – Felicity Huffman gets a convenient score

December 9 – Felicity Huffman gets a convenient score

We prioritize convenience over everything, and comfort is pursued above all else. Even when we know the convenient option is the lazy one, and the comfortable is boring. Privacy – Readily accepting terms and conditions that give permission to companies

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December 8 – Nicki Minaj gets a pre-cancerous consideration

December 8 – Nicki Minaj gets a pre-cancerous consideration

[Editor’s preambling note: All of this was written a couple of years before the author actually developed cancer, and I think before his mom did, so please don’t treat it as a plea for pity, or an accurate reflection of

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December 7 – Dan Bilzerian gets a gamboling gambler

December 7 – Dan Bilzerian gets a gamboling gambler

I used to play online poker for a living. If I was asked about it during a job interview today, I would say that those five years were instrumental in developing my abilities in financial management, game theory, risk assessment

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December 5 – Ronnie O’Sullivan gets the games of life

December 5 – Ronnie O’Sullivan gets the games of life

Life is just a series of games, no matter who you are. Some are challenges thrust on you by the world, while others are goals of your own making, for your own amusement. Either way, it’s what keeps it all

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