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Lesser-Known Chekovian Techniques

“If in the first act there is a loaded rifle hung on the wall, then in the following one it should still be there, fastened tightly to the wall above the mantle. We don’t need another St. Petersburg.”

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  • 1 month ago
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Henri’s ennui

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  • 1 month ago
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NEW OPTICAL ILLUSIONS

Two lines, where the first line looks longer than the second line. But when you take a ruler to measure them they’re actually the same length. Pretty standard illusion, right? Wrong. Because the ruler you used to measure the lines, it’s now a Snickers bar.

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  • 2 months ago
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Planning Of Municipal Bus Line 11A Three Weeks Into The First Ron Paul Administration.

Stop 8: The Acrid Smoke Engulfed Quadrant where the Sun No Longer Penetrates to The Center for Disease Control Headquarters (Defunct) – We shouldn’t be stopping here. One week after the CDC was “turned over to the states”, New Hampshire weaponized the mumps. I know. It doesn’t make any sense. But hey, “50 little laboratories”!

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  • 3 months ago
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‘Saturday Night Live’ accurately skewers Verizon 4G advertising

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  • 3 months ago
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Beyonce, Jay-Z Proud Parents Of Baby Blue Ivy Carter

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  • 4 months ago
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How Many Stephen Colberts Are There?

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  • 4 months ago
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The Verge: Louis C.K. sells his latest live show directly to fans, calls anti-DRM experiment a success

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  • 5 months ago
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My favorite podcast: Roderick on the Line

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  • 5 months ago
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Larry David's Rough Night Out With The Aging Literary Lion

It had been thirty hard years since Yates had written what he considered his best book. At least Larry David still treated him as an imposing figure.

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  • 6 months ago
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I’m a student at the University of Kentucky, majoring in English. During the fall of 2009 I studied abroad in Warsaw, Poland. I love the News, Technology, and Tweeting/Blogging but I spend most of my time Reading and Cooking.

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