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Edward Snowden's lawyer reports that he is almost broke, having spent his savings on subsistence since he went into exile; he has been relying on "some organizations and enterprising citizens" for his ongoing expenses. There doesn't appear to be an easy way to give money to Snowden himself (you can send BitCoins here), though there's a legal defense fund operated by Wikileaks. (via Hacker News)

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Nine months and over 1 million users later, Lulu estimates it reaches one in four college girls in America. But a funny thing happened on the way to the man-hating free-for-all: The women were nice.

Brooklyn Army Terminal | Cass Gilbert | Via

The Brooklyn Army Terminal is a large complex of warehouses, offices, piers, docks, cranes, rail sidings and cargo loading equipment on 95 acres (380,000 m2) between 58th and 63rd Street in SunsetPark, Brooklyn, New York. It was the largest military supply base in the United States through World War II, and was later redeveloped for commercial use.

The complex was also known as the U.S. Army Military Ocean Terminal and the Brooklyn Army Base, as part of the New York Port of Embarkation. It was designed by Cass Gilbert and completed in September 1919. It was the largest military supply base in the United States through World War II. By the time the base was closed in the 1970s, over 3 million soldiers and 37 million tons of military supplies had passed through the terminal. The 95 acre complex had its own railroad line, police and fire departments.

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After 21 years and 28 seasons of making slight tweaks to The Real World’s formula by adding copious alcohol and only casting terrible people, producers of the long-running MTV series have decided it’s time to see what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting convoluted. They’ve announced that their upcoming, San Francisco-set, yes-holy-shit-it’s-really-the-29th season will be retitled Real World: Ex-Plosion—not because it finds its cast forming a shitty, backbiting superhero team or spontaneously combusting, but because it will also involve their exes.

According to Entertainment Weekly, this first genuine shake-up to the show’s once-groundbreaking format will take place in a season that begins like any other, with seven strangers moving into a ridiculously nice house they will then fill with their own tears, vodka vomit, and self-satisfied farts. But after four weeks, they’ll all take off on a day trip, only ...

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FX’s decision to split in three has claimed its first victim, as Defamer reports that Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell’s time on FXX has come to an end. The survivor in the FX late-night cagematch of 2012 (Brand X With Russell Brand: Never forget), Totally Biased was one of the flagships of the great FXX migration, a move that spread the talk show’s satirical POV across four nights. Four, lonely, windswept nights where reruns of network sitcoms and the 20th Century Fox movie library were all the show had to keep it company. When Bell and crew had a slate of original programming to follow, the show performed modestly; viewership reached the triple digits only when the show followed fellow expatriates It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and The League. According to Deadline, however, the audience for the expanded Totally Biased was as low as 12 ...

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CHICAGO—Having failed to find a single person to have a meaningful conversation with, least popular party guest Paul Whitford is really hitting it off with the host’s dog, sources are confirming.

On November 22, 1963, the Boston Symphony Orchestra was about to begin a concert when the conductor, Erich Leinsdorf, announced to the audience that President Kennedy had been assassinated. The shocking announcement and the audience’s collective gasp of dismay is captured on this audio recording. Leinsdorf then announced a change in programming—the orchestra would play the “Funeral March” from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3. William Shisler, the orchestra’s long-serving librarian, was present at the concert and recounts his memory of that day in this Time article.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a press report over the wires—we hope that it is unconfirmed, but we have to doubt it—the President of the United States has been the victim of an assassination. We will play the Funeral March from Beethoven’s Third Symphony.

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The third-year quarterback fired back at ESPN's Trent Dilfer criticizing his development.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick doesn't appreciate criticism leveled at him following his team's loss to the Carolina Panthers. The third-year quarterback responded to ESPN's Trent Dilfer, who called him a "remedial" passer that struggles when teams take away his first read.

Dilfer's core criticism stemmed from a perceived lack of development, which he elaborated to Sports Illustrated on Tuesday.

Reached Tuesday, Dilfer said while Kaepernick remains "an incredible player and an incredible athlete,'' his development as a passer has "plateaued'' this season, and he hasn't made enough progress in his second season as a starter.

It was unclear whether Kaepernick would defend himself against the claim, but the wait wasn't long. He dismissed Dilfer's critique on Wednesday, as reported by Eric Branch. On Wednesday, Kaepernick dismissed Dilfer's critique because he isn't in the building. He also acknowledged that he hadn't heard what was said about his development.

"I didn't hear what he had to say, but he's not in the building with us," Kaepernick said. "So what he's saying really doesn't affect me at all. I'm worried about what this team thinks and what I'm doing in here with my teammates."

Kaepernick also suggested media ask "if he (Dilfer) knows my progression first." Regardless of discussions about how many reads he has or whether he is progressing, there's no denying Kaepernick has regressed statistically in 2013.

It isn't just Trent Dilfer raising questions about the development of the third year quarterback. FOX's Brian Billick shared similar sentiments with Eric Branch, but said the 49ers are still lucky to have him.

"Is he a completed entity right now? No," Billick said. "Is there development left to be done? Yes. Did we get ahead of ourselves because of his success and run to the Super Bowl? Possibly. But, I'll tell you what, there's a whole of teams that would love to have the dilemma of developing Colin Kaepernick right now."

Kaepernick started seven games in 2012, throwing for a total of 1,608 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions. In nine games this season, he has thrown for less yards, touchdowns, completing less passes, all while throwing twice as many interceptions.

The San Francisco 49ers shouldn't be phased by the criticism. They hold a Wild Card spot now and still have a chance to pressure the Seattle Seahawks at the top of the NFC West. This latest round of criticism and response speaks to a larger issue of the endless cycle of building up and breaking down young players. It wasn't long ago that Dilfer's co-worker Ron Jaworski believed Kaepernick "could be one of the greatest quarterback ever," which still could be true -- but perhaps it's time for evaluation before exaggeration, on both sides.

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With numerous problems afflicting his signature health care law, President Barack Obama is facing the worst polling numbers of his presidency, with a record low 39 percent of Americans approving of his performance.

PITTSBURGH—After the veteran quarterback strongly refuted earlier reports that he would leave the Steelers this offseason, sources confirmed Wednesday that Pittsburgh residents were horrified to learn Ben Roethlisberger considers the city his home.

Seen is a tool created by Seen Co. that creates useful timelines of news and other events by aggregating and ranking social media posts about the event. Seen was recently featured in Wired and in an interview with Popular Mechanics, CEO and co-founder Tarikh Korula explained the service’s purpose:

When something like the Boston Marathon [bombing] happens, some of the first media seen coming out of the event is on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Vine. Most users on the Web don’t use those services, perhaps with the exception of Facebook. Most people aren’t on Vine. They aren’t on Instagram. Only 200 million of the 2 billion people on the Web are on Twitter.

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*Did they really have to 3DPrint “Austin, Texas” right on the barrel, placing Austin squarely as the World Capital of Fabricated Gun Enthusiasts?  Currently awaiting the first murder with a printed handgun, pretty sure I won’t have to wait long

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When I talk about about power fantasies…? This is what I mean.  

Lisa Kudrow in epic speech on sexism in politics (From “Scandal” TV Show) (by Mavaddat Javid)