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The 6 Best Companies To Work For
With locations on billions of computers, Google is by far the largest chain of search engines in the world. Each Google franchise owner benefits from an association with the technology company’s widely known brand name, but also enjoys some flexibility in terms of day-to-day management of their information-retrieval…
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Author: The Onion
Corporate Lawyer Achieves Career Masterpiece With McDonald’s Monopoly Contest Rules
CHICAGO—Reflecting on what would surely be one day considered his crowning professional accomplishment, corporate lawyer Connor Renaldi announced Wednesday that he had achieved a career masterpiece in finally completing the infallible, ironclad rules to McDonald’s Monopoly contest. “This has been my magnum opus, and…
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‘The Sims’ Turns 20
Life-simulation video game The Sims debuted on February 4, 2000, becoming one of the bestselling series of all time. The Onion looks back on important moments in The Sims history as it celebrates its 20th anniversary.
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Pedestrians Passing Each Other On Sidewalk Stop To Let Children Sniff Each Other
GREENVILLE, SC—Slowing their pace to accommodate their curious companions as they approached from opposite directions, pedestrians passing on a busy sidewalk Wednesday reportedly stopped and allowed their children to become socialized by sniffing each other. “I promise mine’s friendly—do you mind if he says hello?”…
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Multiple Universes Fill The Pages Of ‘The Lost Book Of Adana Moreau’
Michael Zapata’s debut novel is a straightforward literary mystery on the surface — but his simple tale of a lost sci-fi manuscript goes deep on themes of family, displacement and mythology.
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Author: Jason Heller
‘The Resisters’ Could Use A Little More Resistance
Gish Jen’s new novel takes place in a dystopian future country called AutoAmerica, where the swamp-dwelling underclass — called “Surplus” — are set against the fair-skinned, land-dwelling “Netted.”
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Author: Annalisa Quinn
Aesop’s Fables Written After a Bad Breakup
Riane Konc humorously writes animal fables in the style of Aesop’s tales, but with relationships that end badly.
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Author: Riane Konc
‘Klaus’ Is Up For Best Animated Feature Film At Oscars
NPR’s Noel King talks to Spanish animator and director Sergio Pablos who created Klaus, an animated Santa Claus origin story that’s been nominated for an Academy Award.
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Encore: Pondering A Genderless Oscar Telecast
A modest proposal from a decade ago seems worth considering anew: Make the Oscars gender-neutral. That way Renée Zellweger could compete with Joaquin Phoenix — and may the best performer win.
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Author: Bob Mondello