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Read more about the article The two best super powers of all time (one of them is not teleportation)

The two best super powers of all time (one of them is not teleportation)

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 11, 2016
  • Post category:Idea
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My wife, Deadspin, and many others argue that teleportation is the greatest of all the superpowers. Teleportation would be an amazing superpower to possess. I would love to teleport from one…

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Clara on Picasso

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 10, 2016
  • Post category:Family
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Clara, my seven year-old daughter, on Picasso: ““Charlie, why don’t you draw something like Pablo Picasso? He was an artist who lived a long time ago. Even before Mommy and…

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Read more about the article The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs: The paperback cover

The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs: The paperback cover

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 8, 2016
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The paperback edition of The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs doesn't come out until March 2017, but the new cover is ready. Let me know what you think!

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Read more about the article My son, the storyteller. I had no idea.

My son, the storyteller. I had no idea.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 7, 2016
  • Post category:Moth/Storytelling
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My three year-old son made up a story about traveling to New York to visit his cousins Ari and Zoe. If you listen closely, it actually many of the all…

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Read more about the article Possibly the perfect outgoing voicemail message

Possibly the perfect outgoing voicemail message

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 6, 2016
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Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal tweeted this last week: ““Hey, this is Matt’s voicemail. Leave a message and I’ll get back to you years from now when you learn to…

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Read more about the article Adultery is bad, too

Adultery is bad, too

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 5, 2016
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Protip: If you're using The Bible to justify your opposition to gay marriage, don't forget to treat all adulterers EXACTLY the same way. God makes it abundantly clear that both…

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Read more about the article internet at last

internet at last

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 4, 2016
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On November 23, 2009, I wrote a post arguing that it's stupid that the word "Internet" needs to be capitalized. Seven years later, The Associated Press—purveyor of the AP Stylebook, used by…

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Read more about the article Stone a barrista

Stone a barrista

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 3, 2016
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Protip: If you're using The Bible to justify your opposition to gay marriage, please don't forget to stone your local Starbucks barista to death on the Sabbath, too! Numbers 15:…

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Read more about the article School mascots are an interesting bunch

School mascots are an interesting bunch

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 2, 2016
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The Washington Football Team has chosen a new name: The Commanders When I saw the name, leaked a day before the announcement, thanks to a banner hung prematurely in the…

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Read more about the article TEDxNatick: Love Life Like You Are 100 Years Old

TEDxNatick: Love Life Like You Are 100 Years Old

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 2, 2016
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