ComPost Archive: Worst Things Ever
Evan Emory's YouTube debacle: real vs. online community
This is not how the YouTube story usually goes. The steps are usually simple: Boy makes inappropriate video, video goes viral, boy becomes able to sell merchandise with his face on it without people thinking he's some sort of weirdo....
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Alexandra Petri
| March 11, 2011; 3:27 PM ET |
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Before limiting college students' voting rights, stop old people!
They're monolithic! They come flooding into the polls with an overwhelming sense that their way is right and a total lack of mooring in what's actually happening on the ground. They listen to strange music. They dress in funky sweaters...
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Alexandra Petri
| March 7, 2011; 6:10 PM ET |
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From Gaddafi to Walker, why you should never be polite
There's nothing more dangerous than politeness. Sure, other things are risky - walking backwards to lead a tour in an area you're not familiar with, being Charlie Sheen, being a white powdered substance in Charlie Sheen's home. But I'd rather...
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Alexandra Petri
| February 24, 2011; 12:08 PM ET |
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Monopoly Live? Are we really this lazy?
Everything about this is wrong. Watch this video, and you will see why. "Monopoly Live" is a new Monopoly edition that Hasbro says is coming out this fall. Compared to what is going on in the streets, I understand that...
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Alexandra Petri
| February 17, 2011; 4:53 PM ET |
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The worst part about the Borders bankruptcy
This comic strip from October sums up perfectly how I feel about the Borders bankruptcy. Barnes & Noble is reportedly considering buying the unused inventory and picking up a few of the choicest store locations. But with the loss...
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Alexandra Petri
| February 15, 2011; 1:03 PM ET |
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Big Deals, Only on the Internet, Petri, Worst Things Ever
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Borders, books, bookstores, reading
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Is Justin Bieber the new Beatles? Never say never!
(Image via AP) Does anyone write for posterity anymore? I ask this for a reason. Yesterday, almost fifty years ago, the Beatles made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Tonight, at midnight, the Justin Bieber movie, Never...
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Alexandra Petri
| February 10, 2011; 12:44 PM ET |
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