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Ian Williams

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PhD at UNC studying craft, games, and the miniatures industry. Former Vice wrestling guy. Labor, games, and soccer. Bylines at Jacobin, VICE, LARB, Paste, others.
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When you see that this semester's final exam period is on a Saturday.
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My dad gave me his 1960s paperback editions and they have wonderfully weird stylized art.
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Can I imagine a hunter speaking at the Democratic Convention? Buddy, I sure can.
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Given all of this plus this guy's name I think the simulation is breaking down
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And Bengal casting off its colonial shackles I expect but this Nepal ruling most of the subcontinent thing is wild.
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Now this is what I call a WWI scenario. Not pictured: UK fighting Russia over a colonial dispute and Russia fighting China over an aristocratic uprising in the Chinese interior.
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Check out this legendarily dogshit framing from WRAL tho
NC's GOP candidate for governor is speaking at a "controversial" church. It's somehow worse than I imagined. "[the church] has been publicly accused of…engaging in criminal behavior including slave labor, financial fraud and the sexual and physical abuse of children." www.wral.com/story/robins...
Robinson to hold fundraiser with NC church previously investigated for slavery, child abusewww.wral.com Word of Faith Fellowship in western North Carolina has faced scrutiny from prosecutors and anti-cult activists. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, is holding a fundraiser wit...
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A little birthday Frostgrave
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Getting updates from someone who can still stomach watching TV
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Yes, this is the root cause of the entire problem: none of the smartest people in the room thought his age was a big deal until it was on the idiot box in front of them. Every single one of these pundits is telling on themselves.
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When they're out of chorizo at the taco truck
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Someone's extremely tired after being at dog boarding for a week
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Can't believe these young kids have been married for 25 years
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Maison Boulud. Merci rich uncle.
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Walking by the rump (Butthead laugh) of Montreal's red light district
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Which lawmakers, WRAL? Is it all of them or just some of them or what?
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Probably the last "new" thing we'll read from Greg and it's the most Greg thing to write. A tear in my eye.
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Almost six years from his death.
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we are so back it's not even funny