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  • A People’s History of April Fools' Day

    Many date the day’s origins to the Persian holiday of Sizdah Be-dar, or “Day of Far Too Many Puddings.” In Scotland, a medieval holiday evolved into Hunt-the-Gowk Day ('gowk' meaning "Jew" in Scots). Whatever you call it, April Fools' is a tradition forever intertwined with class warfare, anti-Semitism, and violence. Full story

    2013 Apr 1 Herschel Hoff Stuff
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  • How the Super Bowl Screws New Orleans

    For the pleasure of the assholes who will flood New Orleans for the Super Bowl, the city’s working overtime and even dissing Mardi Gras, its oldest tradition and most reliable financial benefactor. Per usual, what the New Orleans government won’t do for its citizenry it gladly do… Full story

    2013 Jan 21 Michael Patrick Welch Sports
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