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Isaac Fitzgerald

Isaac Fitzgerald has been a firefighter, worked on a boat, and was once given a sword by a king, thereby accomplishing three out of five of his childhood goals. Formerly of The Rumpus and McSweeney’s and most recently the founding editor of BuzzFeed Books, Isaac is now the co-host of BuzzFeed News’ Twitter Morning Show, #AMtoDM. He also appears frequently on The Today Show to talk books, and is co-author of Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them and Knives & Ink: Chefs and the Stories Behind Their Tattoos (with Recipes) (winner of an IACP award), and the author of a YA novel and picture book forthcoming from Bloomsbury. He uses Twitter.
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    Diamonds 101

    The hard facts on the hardest material on Earth (via GOOD).

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    Morning Coffee

    It’s Monday, how about a new Rumpus Survey! Looking for the latest in ex-stalking technology? Look no further. Boy chosen by Dalai Lama as a reincarnated guru turns his back on the Tibetian order, bemoans “the misery of a youth…

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    Chinese Government Remembers Tiananmen Square with War on Internet, Umbrellas

    Twenty years ago today, June 4, 2009, the Tiananmen Square massacre took place in Beijing, China.

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    A Look at Freaky Right-Wing Erotica

    Andy Cobb‘s new project “Drill Baby Drill” explores conservatives’ published writings about sex. First up, an excerpt written by Glenn Beck. About making out. With his sister. Seriously. Coming soon is episode two: “Bill O’Reilly Is a Stone Cold Freak.”

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    Morning Coffee

    The world’s most pointless machine. Sweet! According to Scientists, Earth is going to be habitable 1 billion years longer than previously projected. Motel pools of yesteryear. (via kieravebutler) J.D. Salinger emerges to stop an unauthorized sequel to Catcher in the…

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    Six Word Memoirsts Rock the Highline

    Couldn’t make it to the Rumpus/McSweeey’s/SMITH Mag BEA event at the Highline Ballroom? Here’s a taste.

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    “Accident, Mass. Ave.” by Jill McDonough

    I grew up on Mass Ave. in John Leary House,  a low-income apartment building for former homeless families run by The Catholic Worker.  I remember the street as dirty, exciting and loud… this was the 1980s, before the Boston neighborhood…

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    Where Is the Computer Man Now?

    I miss the 90s, when IT guys dressed like milkmen and rapped about their hardware. I wonder what the Computer Man is up to these days?

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    Kids + Money

    A preview for Lauren Greenfield’s  “Kids + Money,” which won the 2009 Sundance Short Award. The documentary is featured in Wholphin No 8.

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    Sex With Ducks

    Riki “Garfunkel” Lindhome and Kate “Oates” Micucci respond to Pat Robertson’s quote that legalizing gay marriage would lead to legalizing sex with ducks. It is a good response. [For more videos from the duo click here.]

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    Sgt. Leonard Matlovich’s Grave

    I believe this to be the saddest headstone I have ever seen (click the image to enlarge). It belongs to Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich (1943-1988), a Vietnam War veteran, recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star, and advocate…

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    Shiny, Decadent, and Seedy: A One-Question Interview with Hally McGehean

    As a teenager, Hally McGehean was the most glamorous person I knew. When I was seventeen I was in love with her.

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