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Film: The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere

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The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere from The All-Nighter Room on Vimeo. In 2003, Japan was plunged into economic darkness, and its people needed a ray of hope. They found one in Haru Urara, a racehorse with a pink Hello Kitty mask and a career-long losing streak. ESPN 30 for 30 short. Screenings at Sundance…

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Saving a Raccoon

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During the early morning hours of July 4, 2016, one of our crew aboard our boat heard a yelping sound and at first it sounded like birds overhead. Several hours later we finally found the source of the cry — a young raccoon treading water on the side of the boat. Not wanting to pick…

Animals, Poll

Friday Poll: Selling a Fawn

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Selling a Wild Fawn on Craigslist Even if there were no animal welfare laws, what would you say about someone who tried to sell a wild fawn on Craigslist? A woman in California is accused of taking a wild fawn and trying to sell it on Craigslist, an act that’s illegal in California: 28-year-old Lacy Jean…

Animals, Poll, Weird Tales

Friday Poll: The Unexpected Kinkajou

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An elderly woman in Florida awoke recently to find a kinkajou, apparently escaped from someone else’s house as they’re not native to Florida, sleeping on her chest.  Woman and kinkajou are now fine, although the woman was at first frightened by the encounter. What would you think of this – unpleasant encounter or great story…