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“Aycock is so intense about his pizza that a former employee once spit in his face, a shoving match ensued, and the cops were called.” — GEOFFREY GRAY AT GRUBSTREET .COM describes Whitney Aycock’s
work ethic. Aycock, who’s known in New York as “the pizza Nazi,” owns the pizzeria attached to Beach. Pizza lovers who wish to dine there, however, need to follow Aycock’s strict rules if they want to be served: 1) Never order just a slice; 2) Never ask him how long it’ll take; and 3) Never ever order anything that’s not on the menu.
“If your Olympics crush is Vladimir Putin you are a good Russian and you bring honor to your family.” — RICHARD LAWSON AT VANITYFAIR .COM tosses a curveball into the
article “What Your Olympic Crush Says About You.” Other people Lawson assigns characteristics to are those who fancy ice dancers, ice skaters, snowboarders, ski jumpers and downhill skiers.
“I get weird on Snapchat. But this smoothie was not mine.” — JOE BROWN AT WIRED.COM
writes about the time his Snapchat account was hacked and his friends all received random pictures of smoothies accompanied by scam Web addresses. According to the social media site, which allows users to send and receive temporary messages and photos, these spam messages have only popped up in the past couple of days. But Brown advises that the best way for users to ensure their accounts don’t get juiced is to make their passwords as secure as possible.
“I’ll see your scrolling and turn this into a ten-part series.”
“I felt more like I was a teenager working at a crappy retail job than a professional working at one of the greatest tech companies in the world.”
— KEN BURNS AT REDDIT.COM jokes
— JORDAN PRICE AT MEDIUM.COM
with redditor Catmoon on the social media site during his “Ask Me Anything” session on Tuesday. Burns, known for his exhaustive historical documentaries, was responding to Catmoon’s comment on the director’s signature storytelling style: “As an homage to Ken Burns I will read this thread by slowly scrolling down.”
tears into Apple while describing his disappointment in working for the company as a contracted mobile designer. Eventually, his disillusionment led him to walk out of what he thought was his dream job. Price ends the essay by noting that he is now looking for another job. Good luck.
Healthy adult volunteers needed The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting outpatient research studies on fear and anxiety at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Over a period of one to three visits of one to three hours each, participants will be interviewed and complete computer tasks during which heart rate will be recorded. Volunteers must be between 18-50 years of age, medically healthy, and not be taking medica tion. There is no cost for study-related tests. Compensation will be provided. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n, p l e a s e c a l l :
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Or go online, clinicaltrials.gov
Refer to study #: 01-M-0185 or 02-M-0321 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Inst itute of Mental Health The NIH Clinical Center, America’s research hospital, is located on the Metro red line in Bethesda, Maryland. NIH...Turning Discovery Into Health
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