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Justin Brown currently resides in Virginia, where he does his best to stoke the fires of his nerdly passion for writing, filmmaking, sports, photography, art, and design. You can keep tabs on him at his blog, esteban was eaten!.

Linkszomania for September 1, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Linkszomania for August 25, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Five Things You Should Buy in the Next Six Weeks

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If you want to get a great deal, you have to know what time of the year what you’re looking for goes on sale. Luckily for you, these five areas of goods will all be heavily discounted in the next six weeks.

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Linkszomania for August 11, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Five Tips to Help You Survive the Rest of the Summer

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How do we most effectively navigate what remains of these final few weeks of sunshine? Well, I’ve already encountered these five seasonal speed bumps and have information on how to avoid them. You can thank me later.

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Linkszomania for August 4, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Linkszomania for July 28, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Know It All: When Was Plastic Invented?

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Plastic can be found (in some form) in nearly every man-made object in our world today. But how long has this material been running rampant through our lives?

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Linkszomania for June 30, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Know It All: Do Amish People Pay Taxes?

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When pondering the ins-and-outs of the religious denomination most famous for refusing modern convenience, a question arises: how far does this predilection for simple living go? Does it extend to a denouncement of the most basic federal participation program?

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Linkszomania for June 16, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Why Do Men’s and Women’s Shirts Button on Different Sides?

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If you’ve ever accidentally tried on a shirt intended for the opposite gender, you no doubt figured it out as soon as you tried to button the buttons. Why do clothiers put the buttons for men and women on the opposite side of the shirt?

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Five Great Art and Design Blogs You May Not Know About

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It used to be that you didn’t know where or when to go to see art that you would like and there was no way to memorialize the occasions on which you did stumble upon something that you liked. It was a prickly situation.

Enter: the Internet.

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Linkszomania for June 9, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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What is the Largest Great White Shark Ever Recorded?

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In Jaws, Quint notes that his monstrous prey is 25 feet long. Is this remotely realistic? Did Peter Benchley and Steven Spielberg lie to us?

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Linkszomania for June 2, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Five Reasons You Should Start Using the Forearm Handshake

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You’ve probably seen some iteration of the forearm handshake in a movie (usually a period piece involving sandals or muskets). It goes by many names: “Roman,” “Spartan,” and “Civil War” among them. But you don’t do it and probably have never even considered realistically inserting it into your greeting rotation; you’re not alone.

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Linkszomania for May 26, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Linkszomania for May 19, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Five Fake Movies from ‘Seinfeld’ That I Would Pay to See

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Every Friday, I’m compiling a list of five things that meet one criterion. “What is that criterion,” you ask? Well, it’s going to change every week and you’re just going to have to try and keep up.

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Linkszomania for May 12, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Linkszomania for May 5, 2010

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Linkszomania for April 28, 2010

Categories: The Field Manual

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Every Wednesday, I’m going to take you on a whirlwind adventure of 13 links chronicling the news throughout the geek world I inhabit. Whether it’s movies, music, art, politics, gadgets, science, sports, grammar, or superheroes… nothing’s out of bounds and everything’s interesting.

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Know It All: What’s the Difference Between Jelly, Jam, Marmalade, Preserves, and Fruit Spread?

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Regardless of what the label says, they all tend to look and taste the same. So why the five distinct categorizations?

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