XKCD: Venting

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Too Many Kiddie Cooks Spoil the Broth

Slate's Regina Schrambling explains "why the kiddie foodie movement has to go":

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Science on Kissing Cousins: Two Thumbs Up?

Here is a fascinating synopsis article from the Public Libraries of Science on the scientific defensibility of US laws that prohibit marriage between cousins. The big twist: there ain't none.

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Baby, I Spiked Your Drink With Sexactivator: Scary Ads

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A new track from Kaki King and Mountain Goats: "Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle"

Kaki King and John Darnielle recorded this tune, sung from the perspective of Toad, as part of a new six-track EP.

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A president, not a saviour

As the conventions celebrate the anointed, it's worth exploring how our long slide away from the Founding Fathers' modest notion of presidential responsibility has left us with a dysfunctional politics and a bloated imperial presidency.

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Drunk, High, Naked Driver Crashes Into Parked Car While Masturbating... But Wait, There's More!

Canadian James Boppre, former owner of a successful landscaping business, was on parole with house arrest on condition of sobriety after drunk driving and weapons convictions. On the evening of July 30th, Boppre fell off the wagon in a serious way.

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How to [Tactfully] Tell People They Sound Racist

Jay Smooth is a prominent video blogger in NYC. He has a very articulate way of conceptualizing and conveying his messages that gets to the heart of current events. More of his videos can be found at www.illdoctrine.com

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Coach gets five years for something that he did ten years ago

An Upper Arlington High School teacher and coach had "a relationship" with a 15-year-old girl. Thanks to Ohio's 20-year statute of limitations on sex crimes, nearly a decade later, he's going to jail for it.

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Legislation would kill income tax in Ohio

Some Ohio legislators think that the best way to combat a plummeting economy is to eliminate state income tax, a move that would save Ohio taxpayers almost a thousand dollars a year on average. Income taxes account for 43% of state revenue in Ohio.

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Black music and Outer Space: Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III, and the Afronaut invasion

Many white rockers—Pink Floyd and David Bowie, most prominently—have taken to the cosmos for inspiration, but space has played a particularly vital role in the articulation of African-American musical identity.

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Columbus, Ohio Unveils 20-Year Bicycle Master Plan

Joining a growing number of cities, including New York, Seattle, Chicago, London and Copenhagen, Columbus, Ohio has just unveiled a $167.6 million, 288-page, 20-year plan to make the city more bicycle friendly.

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'VitaminWater' Tops Lists of Unhealthiest Drinks

It named VitaminWater from Glaceua as the worst supposedly healthy drink. A 20-ounce bottle contains 130 calories and 33 grams of sugar. In a typical 2,000-calorie diet, that would be about 6.5 percent of the recommended amount.

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Deadly Iowa Tornado Rated as EF5

A tornado that ravaged northeast Iowa towns and left seven people dead was the strongest the state has seen in more than 30 years, officials said Tuesday.

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