The Awl http://www.theawl.com/ Be Less Stupid Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 George Clooney Has Those Terrible Doors http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/george-clooney-has-those-terrible-doors http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/george-clooney-has-those-terrible-doors#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:46 +0000 Choire Sicha http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/george-clooney-has-those-terrible-doors Hate those doors.

But! From elsewhere in this bizarre video tour of his house: "That’s Einstein, that’s my dog. I was given the dog from a lovely shelter, but they’d gotten it from a place where they... take ’em out. He’s a fun dog." Which, aww, yay.

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But! From elsewhere in this bizarre video tour of his house: "That’s Einstein, that’s my dog. I was given the dog from a lovely shelter, but they’d gotten it from a place where they... take ’em out. He’s a fun dog." Which, aww, yay.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/george-clooney-has-those-terrible-doors/feed 24 A Sad Cat And Dog Story http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/a-sad-cat-and-dog-story http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/a-sad-cat-and-dog-story#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:50:58 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/a-sad-cat-and-dog-story "The legal battle over the ownership of a cat in Stornoway has come to an end after the death of a key witness – a dog." This story does not end happily, in case you couldn't tell.

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]]> "The legal battle over the ownership of a cat in Stornoway has come to an end after the death of a key witness – a dog." This story does not end happily, in case you couldn't tell.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2012/02/a-sad-cat-and-dog-story/feed 0 Dogs Secretly Undermining Families From Within http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/dogs-secretly-undermining-families-from-within http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/dogs-secretly-undermining-families-from-within#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:40:06 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/dogs-secretly-undermining-families-from-within "The average dog causes three family rows a week – as owners argue over where it can sleep and who should take it for walks, a survey has found."

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]]> "The average dog causes three family rows a week – as owners argue over where it can sleep and who should take it for walks, a survey has found."

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/dogs-secretly-undermining-families-from-within/feed 4 The Thing About Cats And Dogs http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/the-thing-about-cats-and-dogs http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/the-thing-about-cats-and-dogs#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:40:22 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/the-thing-about-cats-and-dogs Dogs "have similar social skills to two-year-old children and are more likely to listen if owners look them in eye," according to Science, while cats can set houses on fire. I think this is the final proof we've been looking for in the debate over which animal is superior.

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]]> Dogs "have similar social skills to two-year-old children and are more likely to listen if owners look them in eye," according to Science, while cats can set houses on fire. I think this is the final proof we've been looking for in the debate over which animal is superior.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/the-thing-about-cats-and-dogs/feed 34 Dogs Think They're Jewish People! http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/dogs-think-theyre-jewish-people http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/dogs-think-theyre-jewish-people#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:40:10 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/dogs-think-theyre-jewish-people
Yes, "Bark Mitzvahs." You can insert your own "German Shepherds deeply conflicted" joke here. Or you can just shake your head sadly, like I'm doing right now.

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Yes, "Bark Mitzvahs." You can insert your own "German Shepherds deeply conflicted" joke here. Or you can just shake your head sadly, like I'm doing right now.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2012/01/dogs-think-theyre-jewish-people/feed 6 Baby Polar Bear Turns Over http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/baby-polar-bear-turns-over http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/baby-polar-bear-turns-over#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:10:38 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/baby-polar-bear-turns-over
I'm not gonna lie, I really needed this today. If bears are not your thing, there's bonus footage of a pig and a dog frolicking together below.

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I'm not gonna lie, I really needed this today. If bears are not your thing, there's bonus footage of a pig and a dog frolicking together below.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/baby-polar-bear-turns-over/feed 6 "Silent Night" As You've Never Heard It Before http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/cat-dog-sing http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/cat-dog-sing#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:53 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/cat-dog-sing
This is just a remarkable performance of the holiday classic. I've watched it several times already and will almost certainly do so again. Then I need to go see the brain doctor, because something bad is clearly going on up there in my head.

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This is just a remarkable performance of the holiday classic. I've watched it several times already and will almost certainly do so again. Then I need to go see the brain doctor, because something bad is clearly going on up there in my head.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/cat-dog-sing/feed 5 OH MY GOD THIS DOG IS WALKING ON TWO LEGS IN TINY SNEAKERS! http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/dog-walks http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/dog-walks#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:00:34 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/dog-walks Here you will find a picture of a dog walking on its hind legs in sneakers.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/dog-walks/feed 5 Dog Happy http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/dog-happy http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/dog-happy#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:40:21 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/dog-happy Is this Britain's happiest dog? Sure, why the hell not.

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]]> http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/dog-happy/feed 2 Animals Abused http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/animals-abused http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/animals-abused#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:00:14 +0000 Alex Balk http://www.theawl.com/2011/12/animals-abused
You know, why wouldn't someone who pays money to have her pet spray-painted name the dog Snooki? It makes perfect sense when you think about it.

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You know, why wouldn't someone who pays money to have her pet spray-painted name the dog Snooki? It makes perfect sense when you think about it.

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