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David Holmes


David Holmes is a technology and politics reporter. His work has appeared in Fast Company, the Guardian, the Daily Beast, and Stereogum. In 2011, he wrote the acclaimed "The Fracking Song (My Water's on Fire Tonight) based on ProPublica's investigation on hydraulic fractured gas drilling.

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Breaking Bad is blowing up on YouTube

A pair of supercuts and a PSA from Bryan Cranston should hold you over until TV's best show about cooking meth returns this Sunday.

On Jul 12, 2012 by David Holmes

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Teens tweet every lyric of Frank Ocean’s new album

Think of it as crowdsourced liner notes.

On Jul 11, 2012 by David Holmes

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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter golfs 18 miles through Detroit’s urban decay

FOX 2 Detroit’s Charlie LeDuff putts the path less taken through Motor City. 

On Jul 9, 2012 by David Holmes

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5 of the best supercuts on YouTube

From Nicolas Cage "losing his shit" to clips of Arnold Schwarzenegger screaming, it's hard to argue against these classic supercuts. 

On Jul 3, 2012 by David Holmes

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The art of the supercut

Experts Andy Baio, Zach Prewitt, and Kevin Porter explain how supercuts turn "the world into a drinking game."

On Jul 3, 2012 by David Holmes

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Aaron Sorkin of “The Newsroom” recycles his own dialogue in new supercut

Watch a seven-minute "playful excursion through Sorkin's wonderful world of words.” 

On Jun 25, 2012 by David Holmes

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Journalist live-tweets deadly attack on hotel in Afghanistan

Journalist Mustafa Kazemi got caught in a firefight between Afghan special forces and Taliban fighters outside a hotel near Kabul. 

On Jun 22, 2012 by David Holmes

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A highlight reel of the first-ever NBA Social Media Awards

Kevin Durant's buzzer-beater, Jeremy Lin's couch, and Blake Griffin's monster dunk all took home awards at the surprisingly entertaining event. 

On Jun 21, 2012 by David Holmes

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A health-care explainer even a 5-year-old can understand

Leave it to the popular Reddit section, Explain Like I'm Five, to translate Obamacare for the masses. 

On Jun 20, 2012 by David Holmes

Tech
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The inevitable “clown question, bro” supercut is here

After MLB pitcher Bryce Harper's deadpan response to an interviewer went viral, it was only a matter of time before this happened.

On Jun 15, 2012 by David Holmes

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Is this the end of terrible trending topics on Twitter?

Twitter's trending topics are now being personalized based on users' locations and who they follow, the company announced today.  

On Jun 12, 2012 by David Holmes

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Sweden’s citizen-powered Twitter account takes a strange turn

Sweden's national Twitter feed is run by a different Swedish citizen every week, but this week's tweets may be a bit more bizarre than the country bargained for.

On Jun 11, 2012 by David Holmes

Tech
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College Humor’s Jake and Amir take on Reddit

In this new video, comedy duo poke fun at the site's culture, and redditors love it.

On Jun 6, 2012 by David Holmes

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YouTube right now! “The Brief History of Video Games”

This video game mashup and music video is a veritable work of art.

On Jun 5, 2012 by David Holmes

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ASUS caught in sexist Twitter fail

The gaffe highlights the kind of sexism that many feel is all too common in the tech industry.

On Jun 4, 2012 by David Holmes

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