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Sometimes, your pets deserve more than a backyard burial.

Three-martini lunch

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Not graduating is the Pitt(s)

May 23, 2013 4:16 pm by Vox Staff

In the June/July issue of Esquire, Brad Pitt opens up about leaving MU just two weeks before graduating.

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The Wacky and The Classy: Billboard Music Awards 2013

May 21, 2013 12:32 pm by Laura Heck

Nevermind the music. We’re here for the clothes.

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SNL Recap & Throwback: Ben Affleck/Kanye West & “Movie Pitch with Stefon”

May 19, 2013 4:00 pm by Lauren Quick

In the season finale, Ben Affleck is passable as a host, but cast members who are leaving forever and breaking SNL-loving hearts around the world stole the show.

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How to survive being a boomerang kid

May 18, 2013 11:00 am by Jessica Lauren Clark

Moving back home after graduation bites. Find out how to survive a year or two with your parents.

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Barbara Walters announces her retirement

May 16, 2013 9:00 pm by Laura D'Angelo

Barbara Walters announced she plans to retire after an extraordinary career in television journalism that began in 1961.

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Martin Short to write a memoir

May 16, 2013 1:00 pm by Laura D'Angelo

Comedian and actor Martin Short will write a memoir about his career in show business. The book is set to release in fall 2014.

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Jimmy Fallon to The Tonight Show, Seth Meyers to Late Night, SNL Weekend Update sad and alone

May 14, 2013 2:00 pm by Lauren Quick

Seth Meyers is leaving SNL for Late Night and leaving us bitter and confused. Do 12 seasons of “Weekend Update,” Stefon and REALLY?! mean nothing to you, Seth?

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SNL Recap & Throwback: Kristen Wiig/Vampire Weekend & “The Lawrence Welk Show”

May 12, 2013 4:00 pm by Lauren Quick

Kristen Wiig, a year away from SNL was a year too long. She showed us what funny looks like again, and we loved every minute of it.

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Author Harper Lee sues for copyright

May 9, 2013 6:00 pm by Laura D'Angelo

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee is suing literary agent Samuel Pinkus for the copyright to her novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

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This week in Vox’s past: two-for-one faith throwback

May 9, 2013 8:00 am by Bethany Christo

Faith has been a common topic of discussion at Vox, most likely reflecting the subject’s permeance in today’s culture and history.

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Punk’d: Met Ball Red Carpet 2013

May 7, 2013 1:00 pm by Caitlin Sole

Celebrities and socialites alike struggled to interpret this year’s punk theme at the Met Ball. See who pulled it off and which looks made us want to be sedated.

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SNL Recap & Throwback: Zach Galifinakis/Of Monsters and Men & “Gilly”

May 5, 2013 4:00 pm by Lauren Quick

Zach Galifinakis looks best when dressed as a dragon or a giant red M&M. Facts.

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Book Review: Escape from Camp 14

May 5, 2013 10:00 am by Laura D'Angelo

Plenty of North Koreans have escaped from their home country, but there is only one known man to have escaped from a political prison within the country. This is his story.

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Book Talk with Nina Furstenau

May 4, 2013 5:00 pm by Laura D'Angelo

Nina Furstenau is a food writer, critic and author. She was the host of Book Talk at the Boone County historical Society Museum on May 4, and her new food memoir is set to release on September 1.

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5 English words the Russian language needs

May 4, 2013 10:00 am by Ben Harms

Surely you’ve seen those articles that are like, “10 words from other languages that we need right now.” They’re pretty cool, but sometimes they are blatantly made up. So here’s one for the Russians from your dear friends, the English speakers.

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