{"id":1533,"date":"2007-06-01T05:01:37","date_gmt":"2007-06-01T10:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-june-1-2007\/"},"modified":"2007-06-01T05:01:37","modified_gmt":"2007-06-01T10:01:37","slug":"unrequired-reading-june-1-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/unrequired-reading-june-1-2007","title":{"rendered":"Unrequired Reading: June 1, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

Links galore, dear readers. Just click More!<\/p>\n

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Why do Japanese people commit suicide<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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Because they’re all a bunch of file-sharing thieves<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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It goes without saying that you will feel terrible if you read this collection of suicide notes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You need some laughs, so here’s a huge article about Judd Apatow<\/a>, whose new movie comes out this weekend.<\/p>\n

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Irresponsibility and intent on the Internet<\/em><\/a> isn’t as catchy as Shame and Scandal in the Family<\/em>, but Craig does the best he can.<\/p>\n

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And I think it’s better than perpetuation of a destructive cycle of codependence between the critical establishment and the architects we\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2ve all come to think of as stars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Wrapping up a short week, here’s the 50 Greatest Wrestling Moves<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Links galore, dear readers. 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