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A chat with Dr. Thug, gangster vegan food blogger

Dr. Thug, the badass behind vegan food blog Thug Kitchen, tells us his secrets.

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How to spot a white supremacist on Twitter

Researchers create an algorithm for tracking down the most dangerous white supremacists on Twitter.

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Finally, a site that calls robots on their bullsh*t

Robot Shaming is like Dogshaming, but with robots.

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Twitter users clueless about who Margaret Thatcher was

They're apparently not too sure how to use Google, either.

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If Tumblr's Storyboard was such a success, why was it axed?

If you want to know why Tumblr has decided to shut down its editorial project, Storyboard, the short answer is: We don’t know.

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This vet had his license suspended for giving advice online

Texas state law prohibits even licensed vets from giving animal advice without examining the animal first. 

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Court rules against dentist who tried to censor bad Yelp reviews

A New York dentist tried to copyright her patients' Yelp reviews and have the negative ones taken down.

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Child porn suspect doesn't have to decrypt hard drive, judge rules

The 5th Amendment protects suspects from being compelled to show the FBI what's on their encrypted hard drives.

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Schoolgirls made 20-minute video listing classmates they'd like to kill

In a 20-YouTube video, the girls listed 10 to 12 classmates they wanted to "assassinate."

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Court blocks FBI from installing spyware on mystery computer

The FBI wanted to catch a fraudster by installing a keylogger and spying through a computer's webcam.

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Photographer's Wait Watchers series turns the gaze back on fat shaming

In a world of impossible beauty standards and increasingly robust pant sizes, Haley Morris-Cafiero takes a stand on body image.

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This is not how J. Cole expected his "Sister, Sister" threesome to go down

Things got awkward when Tia Mowry heard Cole's verse about her and her twin sister, Tamera.

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Internet rallies behind student facing felony charges for science experiment

More than 27,000 people have signed online petitions in support of 16-year-old Kiera Wilmot. 

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Testing the limits of Chinese Internet censorship

Just how censored is the Internet in China, anyway? A new study out of Harvard University yields a possibly surprising answer.

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It's not spam: Pfizer is now emailing Viagra deals

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has decided to sell Viagra directly to online consumers. This is the day spam changed the world.

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White House responds to Twitter hashtag a year too late

The hashtag #ObamaCareInThreeWords became a trending topic today for the first time since last June. 

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Nutella fans win: Nutella drops cease-and-desist against Nutella fan site

Nutelladay.com will not be going dark after all.

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Employers rarely "holla back," and other tips for Craigslist job applicants

Finding a good job in this economy is hard. Finding a good job on Craigslist is even harder. This might be why.

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The only advice columnist you'll ever need sets up shop on Tumblr

Miss Information meets misinformation in Here's That Bad Advice You Were Looking For.

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The sudden rise of the most useful movie rating site ever

It only asks one question: "Does the dog die?"

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School bus driver fired after standing up for hungry students on Facebook

Johnny Cook reported on Facebook that his Georgia school district refused to feed a student who couldn't afford a school lunch.

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Unhinged Florida woman films her own racist tirade in Dunkin' Donuts

She posted the whole thing to Facebook. Don't worry, though—she says she's heading to Mars.

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Americans are actually naming their daughters Khaleesi now

Game of Thrones is starting to influence baby names.

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Why does Kentucky want to outlaw this advice columnist?

In Kentucky, there's a fine legal line that separates “writing an advice column” from “practicing medicine without a license.” Blogs are in a tizzy.

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Federal prosecutor under fire for racist Facebook post about Trayvon Martin

U.S. Attorney John Craft made reference to watermelon and "purple drank" in a post about Martin on a private page.

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