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Trivia Night: Celebrity Jobs Before They Were Famous

Jun 7, 2026

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Trivia Night: Celebrity Jobs Before They Were Famous

How well do you really know your favorite celebrities — before the red carpets, private jets, and $27 Erewhon smoothies with their names slapped on them?

Eddie Rohwedder

Jun 7, 2026

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America's First Police Car was Electric

BUILT IN OHIO. STOLEN BY A MOB. DUMPED IN A CANAL

Eddie Rohwedder

Shoes on the Wire: Four Weeks in L.A. Trying to Figure Out What the Hell Is Going On

Jun 7, 2026

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Shoes on the Wire: Four Weeks in L.A. Trying to Figure Out What the Hell Is Going On

Six neighborhoods, endless rumors, and one weird slice of L.A. that nobody can fully explain.

Eddie Rohwedder

The Japanese Museum of Rocks That Look Like Faces

Jun 7, 2026

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2 min read

The Japanese Museum of Rocks That Look Like Faces

Because staring at rocks is cooler when they stare back

Eddie Rohwedder

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Jun 7, 2026

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1 min read

Trivia Night: Celebrity Jobs Before They Were Famous

How well do you really know your favorite celebrities — before the red carpets, private jets, and $27 Erewhon smoothies with their names slapped on them?

Eddie Rohwedder

Jun 7, 2026

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2 min read