1. The only thing that even gets Australians 'a little surprised' is snake-on-crocodile violence.

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  2. Dad Nightmares

    Dad-specific nightmares.

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  3. Want to hang out with a bunch of lady nerds? Live in NYC? No plans for next Wednesday night? Have we got plans for YOU.

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  4. The Toast's weekly Friday open thread, hosted by The Bartender.

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  5. A handy guide to the best-sellers list on Audiobooks.com, and a subscription giveaway.

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  6. The Oscars of the Future

    Sulagna Misra has some intriguing predictions for the Oscars between now and the year 2115.

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  7. Erica Stratton talks to the shadowy forces behind the Tumblr "Fucking Recipes."

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  8. Michael Price reveals the truth: aliens have been listening to your head-singing, and you are a famous celebrity in their galaxy now.

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  9. Hannah Rosefield's "Bird of the Month" series takes on the raven, Edgar Allan Poe's muse, and eater of blood-soaked bread chunks.

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  10. Zane Shetler has probably been to a book club meeting.

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  11. Bill Robinson and Shirley Temple, one of Hollywood's first interracial couples.

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  12. Kathryn Funkhouser envisions the theater reviews of Sherlock Holmes. He is not a big fan of "Cats."

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  13. Elyssa Goodman on one of Australia's finest gifts to the world: "Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries."

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  14. Payne Schanski imagines the corporate boardroom that spawned the world's first scented markers.

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  15. A selection of comments in The New York Times by people who are sufficiently in thrall to their demon cats to believe that cat bites are your fault.

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