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Rachelle Hampton won’t admit how long she spent charting the use of ‘murmur’ in Twilight

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Rachelle Hampton won’t admit how long she spent charting the use of ‘murmur’ in Twilight
Source: The Verge

Rachelle Hampton is a writer and co-owner at Defector Media , and the host of Normal Gossip , a podcast of anonymous listener-submitted stories about everyday drama. Whether that's lies about luxury wool in a literal knitting circle, the impeachment of a hypocritical HOA presiden

Rachelle Hampton is a writer and co-owner at Defector Media , and the host of Normal Gossip , a podcast of anonymous listener-submitted stories about everyday drama. Whether that's lies about luxury wool in a literal knitting circle, the impeachment of a hypocritical HOA president, or a COVID outbreak at a destination wedding with an absurd 25 bridesmaids, each story is unique in its absurdity, yet weirdly relatable. After years as one of the co-hosts of Slate's In Case You Missed It , a podcast that required her to be chronically online, Hampton is enjoying being a little more unplugged these days.

And she has perhaps the most interesting an … Read the full story at The Verge.

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Screenless GPS: Slate Auto says, "Remember the road atlas"
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Screenless GPS: Slate Auto says, "Remember the road atlas"

Whether it's nostalgia or a sense that technology has gotten a bit too pervasive, there’s no denying that Slate Auto appears to be tuned into the particular moment. The startup has a simple pitch : an affordable electric truck with just the basics , leaving owners to DIY and BYOD

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Why the Nvidia CEO’s downfall is bad for Trump – podcast

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