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A Brief Historical Index of Projectiles Thrown at Public Figures
A Brief Historical Index of Projectiles Thrown at Public Figures
By Eric Nelson
February 27, 2014

Hurling objects at people in the public eye crosses cultural barriers and dates back millennia.

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Directioners: the New Beatlemaniacs
Directioners: the New Beatlemaniacs
By Jake Flanagin
August 21, 2013

Is Twitter rage of One Direction fans the next phase in fandom evolution?

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The Intrepid Intern: Who Wore it Better? Hemingway or Bieber?
The Intrepid Intern: Who Wore it Better? Hemingway or Bieber?
By BBP Intern
January 11, 2013

Welcome to a new column in which one of our intrepid interns pounds the pavement, asking a burning literary question on everyone's mind. This week, we asked unsuspecting strangers who rocked a white turtleneck better: fresh-faced heartthrob Justin Bieber or bearded he-man Ernest Hemingway?

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