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Neil deGrasse Tyson is just making up dumb fantasy countries now

Neil, dude. Come on, man.

On by Jay Hathaway

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Atheism has a Richard Dawkins problem

It’s time for Internet atheists to downvote his bigoted views on Islam.

On by Gillian Branstetter

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Your opinion doesn’t matter

It’s not just about whether or not you have a voice—it’s how you use it.

On by Zan McQuade

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The reboot is over—why I can’t get excited about the new ‘Fantastic Four’ movie

After Batman, Spider-Man, and James Bond got a clean slate, audiences are all rebooted out.

On by Alex Gabriel

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This terrifying tweet about the Holocaust explains why the media is still ignoring the Boko Haram attacks

Never forget.

On by Marisa Kabas

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The disturbing psychology behind racist attacks against Muslims

Why does the world keep conflating ‘Muslim’ with ‘terrorist’?

On by Matthew Rozsa

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When did plagiarism become journalism’s status quo?

Blame the 24 hour news cycle, sloppy reporting, or arrogance, plagiarism is worse than ever before in journalism. 

On by Ed Cara

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It’s time to stop making every scandal into a ‘gate’

What’s in a meme? In the case of the “-gate” suffix, absolutely nothing.

On by Nico Lang

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What’s a ‘meme’? Really hard to explain, that’s what

Pretty sure it has something to do with twerking.

On by Miles Klee

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Misogynist trolls have turned Storify into a harassment tool

Melody Hensley wants to know the identity of the man who she claims is behind a two-year harassment campaign on Storify.

On by Kris Holt

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A day in the office with Know Your Meme—the Web’s “Britannica”

Know Your Meme is the Internet’s mirror, showing people where they’ve been and where they’re going.

On by Kevin Morris

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Archbishop of Sydney drops lawsuit against Twitter comedian

Blogger and comedian Catherine Deveny had retweeted an unbecoming image macro of Cardinal George Pell.

On by Kevin Collier

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