Shakira Law

Shakira in the Oval Office

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Requiem for Early Blogging
As part of Talking Points Memo’s 25th anniversary, I wrote an essay on early blogging, and what I miss about it. Here it is, in its entirety: Whether I like it or not, the first line of my obituary will probably be that I was the founding editor of Gawker.
In 1990, One of the Great Forgotten Acts of American Subterfuge Unfolded. It Involved Pizza Hut.
A delicious caper of vodka bribes and world-altering salad bars.
Inside the World’s Quietest Room, Where No One Lasts More Than 45 Minutes
Walk inside, and the silence stops feeling like a wellness feature and starts edging into a mental nightmare.

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Prompt: George Washington aggressively using a Bowflex until it breaks

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