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The fuckboy enigma

Every year, the English dictionary is expanded with popular slangs and terms that grew to common use. Last year, it was the word ā€œtwerk,ā€ a popular dance. This year, the word could be ā€œfuckboy.ā€ But what is a fuckboy?

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Tabloid junkie

On June 25, the anniversary of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson’s death, Internet rumour-mill Radar Online published an article claiming that a previously undisclosed stash of child pornography had been discovered by the FBI in their 2003 raid on Jackson’s Neverland Ranch estate.

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It’s time to pay to play

I’ll admit it: there was once a time that I thrilled at the ease that came with downloading songs, movies, and TV shows for ā€œfree.ā€ As a child of the ’90s, I remember having to go to the store and wait in line and pay hard-earned money if I wanted access to a CD or DVD, so when it all-of-the-sudden because so easy—just a few clicks!—to instantly access whatever creative work that crossed my mind, I didn’t hesitate.

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#AutismDoesntEndAt5

There’s a scene in the film Wreck-It Ralph that, to this day, continues to haunt me. The character Vanellope von Schweetz, who experiences glitches due to damaged coding, paused from racing to do a checkup on her car and was confronted by the other racers led by Taffyta Muttonfudge.

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The passion of the nerd

James Rolfe, better known as the Angry Video Game Nerd (or the Nerd) for his profanity-laden Internet comedy series of the same name, recently published a short video explaining that, despite his fanbase’s anticipation, he would not be reviewing the Ghostbusters reboot.