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So to begin with:

Mallory Ortberg points out that we're probably just jealous of that guy that punched the Monet.

4. DON’T PRETEND YOU’RE TOO GOOD TO WANT TO PUNCH ART. YOU’RE JUST RULED BY YOUR FEARS. THIS MAN IS BRAVER THAN US ALL.

A launching of the Atlas 5 from the NRO is sporting the worst mission patch ever. It is unmanned, so why the patch? Who knows. The article that details more is probably the most boring thing I've ever read, and I LIKE rockets. Don't let this be your pull quote, kids:

“It’s quite an exciting time for us here,” said Capt. Jason Krahmer, the launch’s mission manager with the 4th SLS. “We have just a handful of tasks to complete before launch.”

Loving this art by Walead Beshty -- quoth Creamier:

Beshty constructs glass vitrines that are the exact dimensions of a FedEx box, and he then places the glass boxes into a FedEx box and ships it to the exhibition site. The glass sculptures then show the wear and tear of its travels through “space and time.” This cracked surface is supposed to represent a record of the sculpture’s “hidden life” as though the sculpture were an exposure of a photograph .The FedEx boxes the sculpture is delivered in then becomes the base for the artwork.

Etcetera: You know, if something is called a "fireshooter wristband" it is probably just a terrible idea. Someone tried responding to all messages on Tinder with only Titanic quotes.

--Emily