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Roughing It? Please: Some Families Fly Private to Take Kids to Summer Camp

Now kids can get to summer camp faster than they can sing all 99 verses of “99 Bottles of Beer on The Wall.”

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Reading While Eating For July 25: British Invasion

Many of the major news events in the past six months originated in Great Britain: the Royal Wedding, the News of the World scandal and subsequent pie incident in Parliament, and the deaths of artist Lucien Freud and singer Amy Winehouse. So think British while you browse today’s links.

The Colbert Report

Late-Night Laughs: The 5 Best Comedy Clips of the Week

The Office‘s Jenna Fischer is a really hungry pregnant woman, while Stephen Colbert wishes that Rupert Murdoch got hit with a really smelly English pie instead of a boring plate of white foam.

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Reading While Eating For July 22: Comic Books and Dance Parties

From hams at Comic Con in San Diego to hams at the office, check out today’s links.

Google

Interactive Google Doodle Celebrates Alexander Calder’s 113th Birthday

Today’s Google doodle honors the 113th birthday of modern sculptor Alexander Calder (1898-1976), who was famous for his hanging mobiles and wire sculptures of famous people. 

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Study: Drivers Are Dangerously Distracted By Their Dogs

Man’s best friend may not be the best driving companion.

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Reading While Eating For July 21: The Letter ‘S’

Today’s links on this sizzling summer day are brought to you by the letter “S.”

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Inner Child Gone Wild: 8 Summer Camps Made for Grown-Ups

Silly kids. Camp is for grown-ups, too.

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Reading While Eating For July 20: Food, Glorious Food

Today, feast on these savory and unsavory links about food.

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Watch: Man Rushes At Rupert Murdoch With Plate of Foam During Parliament Hearing

Chaos broke out during today’s phone-hacking inquiry in the British House of Commons when a man, identified as comedian Jonnie Marbles, sprung at CEO Rupert Murdoch with a plate of white foam, Sky News reports.