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Jay Hathaway

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

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Rob Ford tries to end crack scandal, but his hacking scandal is just starting

Trying to put his crack scandal behind him, Toronto's mayor now faces accusations of hiring a hacker.

On Nov 5, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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The 15 creepiest stories from r/nosleep, Reddit’s freakshow campfire

We asked r/nosleep’s moderators to select their favorite stories. Here’s what they sent.

On Oct 31, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III, Jay Hathaway

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Watch a zombie TED talk that’s worth its weight in brains

This zombie thought leader has some "death hacks" for you.

On Oct 28, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Late rock icon Lou Reed saved his favorite songs on Spotify

With the Velvet Underground and in his solo career, Reed changed rock forever.

On Oct 27, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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The NSA first tapped Angela Merkel’s phone in 2002

U.S. monitoring of Merkel has apparently ended, but Der Spiegel reports it started years before she became Germany's chancellor.

On Oct 27, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Construction workers disapprove of Miley’s ‘Wrecking Ball’ video

CollegeHumor has an idea.

On Oct 7, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Every lost ‘Doctor Who’ episode found? Fans remain skeptical

British tabloid The Mirror reports the long-lost episodes were found in Ethiopia.

On Oct 6, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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What will happen to Dread Pirate Roberts’ Bitcoin fortune?

What does the FBI plan to do with $80 million in Bitcoin, assuming they can seize it?

On Oct 6, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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China’s army of Web monitors is 2 million strong

Both government and corporate clients hire monitors to search the Web for negative opinions.

On Oct 6, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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This is what would happen if Rick Springfield ‘broke bad’

Where can I find a boyfriend not at all like that?

On Sep 30, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Turkish pianist sentenced to 10 months for tweets against Islam

Fazil Say, 43, is a famous composer and outspoken atheist.

On Sep 21, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Chinese teen arrested for getting more than 500 retweets

The teen, named Yang, accused police of faking a suicide to cover up a murder

On Sep 21, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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LinkedIn allegedly hacked email accounts to steal contacts

A lawsuit alleges LinkedIn would do anything to get access to your contacts—even hacking your private email account.

On Sep 21, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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NSA broke privacy rules because its phone data system was too ‘complex’

Hundreds of pages of formerly top secret documents reveal constant privacy violations between 2006 and 2009.

On Sep 10, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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The only iPhone link roundup you need to click on

Seriously. We promise.

On Sep 10, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture