Philip Seymour Hoffman Found Dead in His Apartment in New York

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This morning, Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead at the age of 46 in his Manhattan apartment. All signs are pointing towards a heroin overdose as being the cause of death, but verified news at this point is understandably murky. Hoffman's body was found by screenwriter David Katz around 11:15 AM EST. The exact cause of death remains unknown pending an autopsy, but the Wall Street Journal reported that a hypodermic needle and two envelopes believed to contain heroin were found at the scene.

It's hard to think of an actor who has been in more vital movies, each with pitch-perfect performances, in the last two decades. In fact, trying to list any of them here is an act of futility, as I would surely leave off a number of accomplishments—it's safer to point you towards his IMDB page. I will, however, link to this scene from Punch Drunk Love I've revisited most over the years, because it makes me happy. As someone tweeted today, “[I] can't process that never again will I get to see Phillip Seymour Hoffman in a trailer and think, 'That movie is now officially worthwhile.'” And that fucking sucks.

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Remember those quaint times, circa 2004 to last week, when all news stories including the word drone in the headline took place in a a distant country across the sea? The reality of the situation was nothing near a fairytale, but Americans typically believed drones were only used somewhere over there.There were rumors about dragons on this side of narrow sea—if one were to use Game of Thrones terminology—but there was nothing we had to worry about here. That all changed last week, after a farmer from North Dakota became the first US citizen arrested and sentenced because of evidence gathered from an unmanned drone. His crime? Stealing his neighbor's cattle and barricading himself, armed cult-style, in his ranch. That section action was probably the bigger crime, considering the drone was used to keep an eye on his ranch as police moved in. The scariest part of this story is that It happened back in 2011, meaning drones have been patrolling the US skies for awhile now and Judgment Day is much closer than we thought.

Ever flip through channels late at night and stumble upon a station that had a seemingly endless supply of curvaceous beauties wearing scant clothing and speaking a language you didn't understand? If you happen to be like this theoretical person, you'd have spent quite a bit of time watching Sábado Gigante, the insane variety show, featuring dance competitions, beauty pageants, and karaoke contests, that has aired on Saturday evenings since 1962. Every now and then you'd see a sketch called “Cuatro Para Las Cuatro Con La Cuatro,” a parody of Spanish telenovellas, featuring an actor named Adonis Losada who transformed into an old woman by day and, apparently, spent his evenings unwinding to a whole bunch of child porn. Then you'd think to yourself, Ay dios mio! and shockingly realize you accidentally learned Spanish during those early-teen masturbatorial marathons.

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