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Read more about the article The most terrifying 27 seconds of video that you may ever see

The most terrifying 27 seconds of video that you may ever see

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 3, 2013
  • Post category:Current Affairs/Science
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Compiled by NASA scientists and does not include the last two years of data.

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Read more about the article Good Cop, Bad Cop is real. And it works.

Good Cop, Bad Cop is real. And it works.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 2, 2013
  • Post category:Autobiography
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Slate’s Aisha Harris and Sharan Shetty attempt to answer the question: Is the “Good Cop, Bad Cop” Routine a Real Thing? Their answer: Not as often as movies and TV…

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Read more about the article The Moth: The Robbery

The Moth: The Robbery

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 2, 2013
  • Post category:Moth/Storytelling
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The following is a story that I told at a Moth GrandSLAM at Music Hall in Williamsburg earlier this year.  The theme of the night was The Tipping Point. I…

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Read more about the article Comebacks for sale. Cheap. Highly effective. Brutal if desired.

Comebacks for sale. Cheap. Highly effective. Brutal if desired.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 1, 2013
  • Post category:Idea/Religion
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I’ve recently expressed admiration for Pope Francis and his comments on homosexuality and his willingness to be accessible to the people. Unfortunately, I’m not as excited about the pope’s recent…

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Read more about the article Resolution update: July 2013

Resolution update: July 2013

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:August 1, 2013
  • Post category:New Year's Resolutions
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In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post the progress of my yearly goals at the end of each month on this blog. The following are the results through…

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Read more about the article Texting while doing what?

Texting while doing what?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 31, 2013
  • Post category:Critic
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According to the 2013 Mobile Consumer Habits study conducted by Harris Interactive, 9% of Americans admit to using their phone to send text messages during sex. Among the 18-34 age…

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Read more about the article Forgotten Daddy

Forgotten Daddy

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 31, 2013
  • Post category:Family
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I brought my daughter to the park on Sunday in hopes of spending an afternoon playing together. About four seconds after we arrived, she had introduced herself to three kids…

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Read more about the article Mormons find doubt online

Mormons find doubt online

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 30, 2013
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In a fascinating turn of events, Mormons, including many high ranking officials, have begun to leave their faith after venturing onto the Internet and discovering that “credible evidence that the…

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Read more about the article Another bad day for the bigots

Another bad day for the bigots

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 29, 2013
  • Post category:Religion
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This is the second day in a row that I write about Pope Francis, and in a fairly positive light both times. Today, it’s just one sentence, spoken yesterday by…

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Read more about the article Dress codes almost always suck.

Dress codes almost always suck.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 29, 2013
  • Post category:Critic/Current Affairs
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Last week, a group of seventeen boys marched up and down Cardiff, Wales’s Whitchurch High School’s hallways chanting, “We want to wear shorts." They did so while wearing skirts. In…

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