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OMFG, FFS, WTF: A deep dive into sweary abbreviations. - Slate …
Apr 27, 2015 — A wise-ass might tell you to RTFM (read the fucking manual) ASAFP (as soon as fucking possible), but that’s NFG (no fucking good) and will teach you precisely SFA (sweet fuck-all) because there ...
Open marriage rules advice: My wife's lover did something stunning.
Jun 30, 2021 — Some people exploit other people. This was the case long before your open marriage began six years ago, and it will unfortunately remain so. As long as people are content to exert power over each ...
Inside Scarlett’s Makeovers, a small-town salon for trans women …
Mar 29, 2019 — They married in 2010. Early on, Scarlett’s boldness shocked Katie. One Friday night before a trans conference, they were combing a Connecticut Kohl’s for outfits when Scarlett suggested that ...
Alebrijes, ofrendas, and more Mexican cultural traditions in Coco ...
Nov 29, 2017 — Alebrijes. Presented in Coco as spirit animals, alebrijes, fantastical creatures made out of paper maché or carved from wood, are not specifically associated with Día de Muertos in Mexican ...
Us’ ending and more, explained, in spoiler-filled detail.
Mar 21, 2019 — In a panic, Red even suggests that her family flee the Tethered by going to Mexico, though whether she knows they’ll be safe there, she’s guessing, or that’s just a long-buried instinct, is ...
PolitiFact has fact-checked 1,000 Donald Trump claims. Most are …
Feb 2, 2024 — David Becker/Getty Images. On Thursday, PolitiFact published its 1,000 th fact check of a claim made by Donald Trump. The publication, which usually refrains from wading into political discussions ...
Family therapist Joshua Coleman on broken parent-child …
Jun 13, 2020 — According to Josh, America is going through yet another “ silent epidemic ”—broken parent-child relationships that many are ashamed to admit. Josh knows how painful it is to be estranged ...
Interstellar explained: The ending, who are “they,” the tesseract, …
Nov 7, 2014 — Interstellar, as everyone has noted, is a stupendously ambitious movie.It’s also pretty complicated—and not just because of the science involved.If you’re like us, you probably walked out of ...
14 and 88: Why white supremacists love the numbers. - Slate …
Oct 29, 2008 — 88 and 14. As the Times article explained, the number 88 represents the phrase “ Heil Hitler,” because H is the eighth letter in the alphabet. White supremacists are also fond of the number 18 ...