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WTF is QWERTY?
WTF is QWERTY?
By George Dobbs
July 02, 2014

A brief history explaining why your keyboard is so damn weird.

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A Primer on Modern Japanese Literature in 10 Minutes
A Primer on Modern Japanese Literature in 10 Minutes
By Brent Crane
July 02, 2014

From 1910 to 2003, from Tanizaki to Murakami and beyond, a quick tour through a century of literature from the land of the rising sun.

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