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New York City Subway Lines, In Order, That We Miss Terribly

25. C 24. S (Franklin Avenue Shuttle) 23. R 22. G 21. A 20. 7 19. 1 18. J 17. Z 16. S (42nd Street Shuttle) 15. 3 14. S (Broad Channel) 13. D 12. E 11. M 10. F 9. SIR 8. B 7. 6 6. 5 5. 2 4. L 3. N 2....

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Gucci Mane, "Gas And Mud" (And 25 Other Songs About Two Things)

“Gooch, what’s all the fuss about, homie? Your latest work Trap God is still in our rotation and you haven’t had buzz like this since The State vs. Radric Davis. And it ain’t because of no bickering...

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Airlines, By Level of Evil

10. Southwest 9. Virgin Atlantic 8. Frontier 7. Alaska 6. JetBlue 5. American 4. Continental 3. Delta 2. U.S. Airways 1. Northwest 666. United Photo by Nicola.

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The Smashing Pumpkins, 1991-2000, In Order

151. “French Movie Theme” 150. “Annie-Dog” 149. “Pastachio Medley” 148. “The Boy” 147. “Bugg Superstar 146. “Spaced” 145. “Pulseczar” 144. “A Night Like This” 143. “Take Me Down” 142. “Shame” 141....

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The Last Lines, In Order, Of Every Major Character In The "30 Rock" Finale

16. Liz: She’ll be like, “Whaaat?” (41:48) 15. Jack: Wait, you’re Sam? (42:16) 14. Grizz: Wait, you’re Sam? Don’t even say it. (41:26) 13. Kenneth: So the whole show just takes place here at 30...

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The Titles of Philip K. Dick's Novels, In Order of Sheer Awesomeness

46. Nick and the Glimmung 45. Galactic Pot-Healer 44. The Zap Gun 43. Mary and the Giant 42. A Maze of Death 41. The Game-Players of Titan 40. The Broken Bubble 39. Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along...

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The Cast of "12 Angry Men" in Order of Hotness

12. Juror #10 11. Juror #9 10. Juror #3 9. Juror #7 8. Juror #4 7. Juror #2 6. Juror #8 5. Juror #6 4. Juror #11 3. Juror #1 2. Juror #5 1. Juror #12 Or judge for yourself. Richard Morgan previously...

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15 Great Songs About The Death Penalty That Will Hopefully One Day Sound More...

A new Amnesty International report says that worldwide trends show that capital punishment is “becoming a thing of the past.” Here’s hoping so. But the fact that China and the U.S. are not leading the...

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23 Replacement Similes For Humans To Use Once All The Animals Are Dead And No...

Now that we’re well on into our planet’s sixth mass extinction event, and with recent news that we’re charging towards environmental catastrophe faster than ever, it’s time we start thinking about...

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Man Responds To Internet List

The whole thing about lists on the Internet is that, unless they are written by me, they are in no way authoritative and are actually constructed to create controversy and contention, so when you call...

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Bears, Ranked

In what feels suspiciously like a post engineered to elicit this very link, the folks at Flavorwire have put together a list of the 15 best fictional bears. Okay, fine, here’s your link. HAPPY NOW?

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The Top Ten Least Annoying Metal Albums Of 2013

In a taxi after the High on Fire show a few weeks ago, I accidentally listened to “Sound Opinions,” the radio skit show where Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis say platitudes about rock and roll to each...

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Rihanna I Would Kill 4 U

It is fascinating to consider the gigantic omissions mainstream media makes in recapping the past year with delicious “Best of [insert year].” These are omissions of substance, but they are not often...

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Velveeta's Online Presences, in Order

The worst thing about holiday travel is when the airline loses the one bag that contains ALL OF AMERICA’S VELVEETA SUPPLY. — VELVEETA (@EatLiquidGold) January 8, 2014 8. VELVEETA, Pinterest 7....

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Trains, In Order

12. Crazy Train 11. Long Train Runnin’ 10. Peace Train 9. C’mon N’ Ride It (The Train) 8. Chattanooga Choo-Choo 7. Marrakesh Express 6. The Midnight Special 5. Party Train 4. Downtown Train 3. Love’s...

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Dark Times For Dark Lord

“With old media getting savvier and BuzzFeed on the rise, Denton has seen his digital media empire threatened once again by powerful adversaries.” —Oh my God the new Star Wars is gonna suck so bad.

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Alternate Names for the Neighborhood Unfortunately Referred to As "Quooklyn"...

1. Woodbush 2. Ridgewood 3. Bushwood 4. “Well my mailing address is Queens but I feel like I live in Brooklyn.” 5. Bushridge 6. “I mean I live off the L, so.” 7. Wickridge 8. Ridgewick 9. Woodwick 10....

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Good Things of 2014, a Complete List

Derby Frostie Lucy Holly Chris P Hero Debbie Malala winning the Peace Prize Can 2015 possibly surpass it? We’ll just have to wait and see. Never Better, a collection of essays from writers we love, is...

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Thoughts Likely to Pop Into Your Head While Meditating at Davos

1. Fascinating conversation with Wim Drexler about how helicopters work. Terrific guy. Princeton. 2. Is my wife’s hair actually blonde? 3. I can’t tell if I really give a fuck about Greece or it’s...

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In Defense of Lists (c. 1977)

The Book of Lists was a sensation: produced by David Wallechinsky, Amy Wallace and Irving Wallace, along with a team of about sixty editors and contributors, it sold millions of copies. It was strange...

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