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“Draw your sword and defend everything you believe in”

Ugliness, beauty, truth and scandal. Five great stories to read this week.
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Bobbie JohnsonMar 13
“Like a Jerry Springer Episode”

“Like a Jerry Springer Episode”

Five great reads, featuring everything from Trump to public pooping.
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Bobbie JohnsonMar 6
“Hideously Limited”

“Hideously Limited”

This week’s selection of essential reading includes true stories about virtual reality and London mayor Boris Johnson, and more.
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Bobbie JohnsonFeb 28
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“How Long Can it Go On?”

“How Long Can it Go On?”

Victory! Guilt! Implosion! Anger! Murder!
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Bobbie JohnsonFeb 7
“A Celestial Means of Locomotion”

“A Celestial Means of Locomotion”

Bernie Sanders, Vincent van Gogh, and a curious incident with a dog in the nighttime. The week’s reading from IfYouOnly.
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Bobbie JohnsonJan 31
“Highbrow Vigilante Justice”

“Highbrow Vigilante Justice”

Neurological surprises, economic collapses, and a good old bit of media handwringing in IfYouOnly’s reading picks.
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Bobbie JohnsonJan 24
“I’ve Rocked My Roll”

“I’ve Rocked My Roll”

Five (and a bit) pieces of insanely good reading from the IfYouOnly digest.
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Bobbie JohnsonJan 17
“Where The Taking Over is Being Taken Over”

“Where The Taking Over is Being Taken Over”

GRR Martin, Clive James and a musical revolution all feature in the week’s best reading from IfYouOnly.
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Bobbie JohnsonJan 10
The Long Bad Friday

The Long Bad Friday

What happens when the spotlight is gone? And it was never really a spotlight at all?
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Bobbie JohnsonAug 17, 2015
The only Donald Trump profile you’ll ever need

The only Donald Trump profile you’ll ever need

And it was written in 1980.
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Bobbie JohnsonAug 11, 2015
You’re standing in somebody’s shadow

You’re standing in somebody’s shadow

How do you make somebody care about artists if they don’t connect with the art?
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Bobbie JohnsonAug 10, 2015
Your best friend is your worst enemy

Your best friend is your worst enemy

Skylar Neese snuck out of her house one night three summers ago, and vanished.
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Bobbie JohnsonAug 6, 2015
Who’s watching you work?

Who’s watching you work?

The true costs of being monitored in the workplace.
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Bobbie JohnsonAug 5, 2015
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