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Dissection of Annoying Teenage Sounds
June 6th, 2013 8:00 PMThe Week editor James Harbeck, who happens to be a linguist as well, provides phonetic descriptions of seven annoying sounds that teenagers make.
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June 6th, 2013 7:36 PM ShareNSA-Verizon Phone Data Mining Scandal
June 6th, 2013 7:08 PMThe Guardian's exposé of the secretive U.S. spy agency's phone data-mining operation has caused quite a stir in the social media-verse today, sparking outrage, pessimism and even a few jokes about Verizon's "share everything" plan and its ever-so-fitting catchphrase “can you hear me now?”
Meanwhile in the Streets of Turkey
June 6th, 2013 6:00 PMThis latest footage from the frontline of Occupy Gezi protests in the capital of Turkey shows a trigger-happy police officer having to deal with his own tear gas canisters.
You Can't Handle the Truth!
June 6th, 2013 5:30 PMJack Nicholson's memorable line from a dramatic scene in the 1992 military court drama film A Few Good Men has inspired a slew of parody videos online.
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NSA-Verizon Phone Data Mining Scandal
The Guardian's exposé of the secretive U.S. spy agency's phone data-mining operation has caused quite a stir in the social media-verse today, sparking outrage, pessimism and even a few jokes about Verizon's "share everything" plan and its ever-so-fitting catchphrase “can you hear me now?”
Meanwhile in the Streets of Turkey
This latest footage from the frontline of Occupy Gezi protests in the capital of Turkey shows a trigger-happy police officer having to deal with his own tear gas canisters.
You Can't Handle the Truth!
Jack Nicholson's memorable line from a dramatic scene in the 1992 military court drama film A Few Good Men has inspired a slew of parody videos online.