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America’s Friendly Federal Assassin

The Friendly Federal Assassin: America Invents a Job Title Even LinkedIn Won’t Endorse A View from the Damp Side of the Atlantic He called himself a “friendly federal assassin,” which is the first time in American history someone tried to unionise violence with customer service. Honestly, only the Americans could turn attempted murder into a brand identity. Over here we’d just call it “a Tuesday in Croydon.” Apparently he believed…

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Banksy UK Reaction

Banksy UK Reaction: Nation Responds “Yeah, Thought So,” Despite Never Thinking So Prat.uk Report: Britain has resolved its most cherished cultural mystery the same way it resolves everything — by pretending it was never a mystery in the first place, and then going for a biscuit. The biscuit, sources confirm, was a Digestive. Appropriately enough. A Nation Nods Knowingly at Itself Following Reuters’ landmark investigation identifying the elusive street artist Banksy as Robin…