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11 Jun 2009 10:57

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U.S.: Match.com meets its match in the form of a lonely Brooklyn man

  • Match’s policy causes severe emotional distress and anxiety for some [subscribers], including those who keep writing e-mails to one member after another and never hear back because he/she is writing to people who’ve canceled.
  • A lawsuit filed by Sean McGinn • In response to Match.com’s sucky policy of charging money and deceptively making it seem like all these women are interested in you when really you’re a lame bastard eating Cheetos and talking to yourself on the Internet. Have you tried Craigslist, Sean? Oh wait. • source

18 Feb 2009 10:26

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Offbeat: How to get rich: Get drunk, fall in the subway, lose your leg

  • Dude got a $2.3 million settlement. Brooklynite Dustin Dibble, 25, doesn’t even remember his apparently epic bender, but he has a pretty obvious souvenir from it in the form of a missing leg after a train hit him. His lawyers are pretty good, apparently: He won a lawsuit after they claimed the train had time to stop. There are worse ways to make your life savings. source

21 Jan 2009 12:25

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Music: Matt & Kim: Two tunesmiths to watch out for in 2009

The synthy, youthful sound of Matt & Kim is best experienced with “Daylight.” source