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Facebook Keeps Deleting Kate Middleton's Account

Adrian Chen · 04/27/11 11:42AM

It's got to be a difficult time to be named Kate Middleton, what with the constant royal wedding jokes and people talking to you in fake British accents and stuff. Worse still, Facebook keeps deleting accounts of women who share the name of the Most Important Bride of All Time.

Starbucks Now Officially a Ripoff

cityfile · 06/10/09 11:02AM

Did you happen to stop off at Starbucks on May 22 or May 23? If you did, you may be a few bucks richer today. The coffee chain reports it accidentally double-charged as many as a million customers during the two-day timeframe. It now says it plans to reimburse anyone who was affected, although it's probably only a matter of time before a Frappuccino actually costs you $11, so consider it a preview, if you'd like. [MSNBC]

Banksy vs. Banxy

Hamilton Nolan · 07/30/08 11:45AM

Well god damn. Banksy really is mysterious! A couple of weeks ago we showed you what was allegedly a 1999 photo of Banksy, the once-secret-but-now-maybe-not street artist. Before that, there had only been one known photo of the man in existence. But now...it looks like there's still only one known photo. Stupid Brits and their stupid names! Here's what happened: A tipster wrote in to point out that the new photo we found is probably not of Banksy, the artist; it's of Banxy, the break dancer. Well who the fuck can keep track, really? Banxy is a dancer and performer in the UK who once appeared in a dance TV show with Deborah Bull, the British ballet dancer who appears with "Banksy" in this photo: