Jordan Valinsky
Jordan Valinsky is the lead writer for Speed Reads. Before joining The Week, he wrote for New York Observer's tech blog, Betabeat, and tracked the intersection between popular culture and the internet for The Daily Dot. He graduated with a degree in online journalism from Ohio University.
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The preview for John Oliver's new HBO show is hilarious
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The Dalai Lama is totally fine with gay marriage
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HBO Go crashes during True Detective finale and everyone loses their minds
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Peru won't extradite Joran van der Sloot for another 26 years
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Oscar Pistorius was seen 'loudly gagging and retching' during testimony about his slain girlfriend's wounds
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Missing Malaysia Airlines flight is an 'unprecedented aviation mystery'
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Jokers steal sign from tiny British village of Gotham
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CBS host David Letterman to retire in 2015
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Nik Wallenda is going to tightrope walk between two Chicago skyscrapers on live TV
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Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich resigns amid controversy over his anti-gay donations
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Somebody allegedly stole a $2,500 bra from a Madonna photo shoot for Italian Vogue
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Paula Deen shuts down Uncle Bubba's restaurant without telling employees
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ATM accidentally dispenses $40,000 to homeless man
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Crimeans will no longer be able to get a Big Mac as McDonald's shutters on the peninsula
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Jennifer Lopez beats out Diddy to acquire Fuse, but won't merge it with her TV channel
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Google is finding it difficult to trademark the word 'glass'
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Judge plans to strike down Ohio ban on recognizing out-of-state gay marriages
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The judge from the Casey Anthony trial isn't getting his own television show
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Tearful Oscar Pistorius takes stand: 'I'm scared to sleep'
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Barbara Walters' last day on The View is May 16
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Michael Bloomberg pledges $50 million to curb gun violence, take on the N.R.A.
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This is what Colorado's first weed vending machine looks like
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Watch John Hamm show his frustrated face on Sesame Street
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Cell phone makers agree to add a 'kill switch' to deter theft
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