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Why Personal Websites Matter More Than Ever
I don’t know why we talk about walled gardens. That seems to imply something beautiful, something worth defending. It conjures images of beautifully maintained flowerbeds protected from the outside world. But that’s not what Facebook built, what Instagram built, what Twitter built. They built paved, unshaded, barren hellscapes,
Woman With Ketchup Phobia Says Seeing It Is Like Being Held at Gunpoint
Leigh Woodman, a fashion influencer with an intense fear of ketchup, said simply seeing it makes her feel like she’s being held at gunpoint.
Why Mark in ‘Severance’ Drives a 1997 Volvo, and More Answers from the Show’s Car Coordinators
The hit show’s meticulous use of 1980s and ’90s cars has prompted countless theories, so we talked to the people who chose them to finally get some answers.

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Prompt: Quentin Tarantino angrily loading a dishwasher
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