Nick Douglas

Imperial Grand Editor — 996 posts

Slacktory's founding editor, the former editor of Gawker Media's Valleywag and AOL's Urlesque. He is the editor of the 2009 book "Twitter Wit," and has contributed to Wired, Slate, PC Mag, Esquire.com, Gawker and BlackBook. He lives in New York with his girlfriend, who understands what a ragetoon is.

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Not helpful.

2013/03/01

Sometimes we have less than perfect ideas for Slacktory posts. So I ask some colleagues for help.

See the replies. »
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Slacktory Classic: Nailed It: How to fix your relationship on Valentine’s Day

2013/02/14

Here’s my guide to putting off a breakup on Valentine’s Day, first published last year.
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Backseat gamer

2013/02/12

I see video games as a spectator sport.

Starring Nick Douglas and Tom Leveritt. Written by Nick, directed by Tom.
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Gmail addresses someone, somewhere, signed up for

2013/02/04

The following are all registered Gmail addresses, according to the site’s signup page.
- MyExIsAnIdiot
- MyExIsAMoron
- MyExIsGay
- IFuckDogs
- IEatBabies
- IAteYourBaby
- DingoAteTheBaby
- BabyAteTheDingo
- YouGaveMeHerpes
- YouGaveMeTheClap
- YouGaveMeVD
- YouRippedMyAsshole
See many more unlikely-but-real Gmail addresses. »
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Great lines from Wikipedia, volume 6

2013/01/30

Criminals kill a diabetic FBI agent by force-feeding him a lollipop.

— List of films featuring diabetes

The title of the episode is the same as the film of the same name.

— List of Recess Episodes

See more brilliant lines from Wikipedia. »
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Nick uses Facebook’s social graph search

2013/01/18

Facebook has a powerful new search tool! Nick tries to break it.

Previously: Nick and Siri get an iPhone 5
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Nick and Siri get an iPhone 5

2013/01/09

Nick can upgrade his phone, but he can’t upgrade Siri’s personality.

Previously: Nick and Siri get a new computer
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Secret errors on the backs of “Magic: The Gathering” cards

2013/01/07

The collectible card game Magic: The Gathering includes over 10,000 unique types of cards. But the backs on all those cards are exactly the same. To keep a deck’s contents secret, nothing could be changed from the original back design from 1993. So several errors introduced in that first printing are “locked in” forever. For instance:

1. There are ballpoint pen marks in the “Deckmaster” logo (itself a remnant of an abandoned naming system).

See the rest of the little-known errors on the Magic: The Gathering card backs. »
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Nick and Siri get a new computer

2013/01/03

Siri considers her mortality.

Previously: Nick and Siri make cocktails.
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Fake Feminist Phil

2012/12/31

Feminism is really hard for dudes. Between second-wave and third-wave and post-feminism and men’s rights subreddits, we’re not sure when we’re being helpful and when we’re getting it wrong. Not Quite Feminist Phil is the sexist pseudo-feminist we’re afraid of becoming.

I’d like to dedicate Fake Feminist Phil to LOLGOP and everyone else who mocked the GOP fake-feminist ticket.

See Fake Feminist Phil’s other opinions, because feminism is best explained by a man. »