14 Machines That Were Brilliant in 1985

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Word to describe the sorry state of the MLA Job In…

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My son just scoffed at Kirk’s infamous “One to the…

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The “Monsters, Inc” company play helped me teach Shakespeare

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Insipidest. Play. Ever. –Pepys, on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Sort of.

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Club Fair at @setonhill Griffins, get involved! (F…

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@setonhill Fall Honors Convocation receiving line….

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Curious George and the Twin Towers

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My working theory: the @sramsay departure is a Jim…

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RT @nowviskie: @tcarmody @amandafrench @jenhoward…

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@nowviskie I feel strangely culpable, since the la…

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Roadside Sobriety Test Gone Wild

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Jimmy Kimmel Reveals “Worst Twerk Fail EVER – Girl Catches Fire” Prank

Brilliant. The combination of a looks-too-good-to-be-true video, the patina of respectability that comes when a TV talking head introduces the clip, and the internet as a means for spreading links illustrates just how easy it is to fool lots of people — including professionals who should know better. I did show the original video to…