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Margarita Noriega

Margarita Noriega

Former Shortform Editor

    Latest articles by Margarita Noriega

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    Jeb Bush’s $75 plastic “Guaca Bowle” is an affront to molcajetes and civilization itselfJeb Bush’s $75 plastic “Guaca Bowle” is an affront to molcajetes and civilization itself
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    The Guaca Bowle laughs at authenticity and urges you to forget the value of your own money.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Gender
    Does an engineer look like this? Yes.Does an engineer look like this? Yes.
    Gender

    The hashtag #ILookLikeAnEngineer took off this week after social media commenters implied Isis Anchalee doesn’t look like herself in an ad campaign she took part in for her company.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Criminal Justice
    Federal prosecution of white-collar crimes is at a 20-year lowFederal prosecution of white-collar crimes is at a 20-year low
    Criminal Justice

    The violent domestic attacks on September 11, 2001 seem to have driven a decline in white-collar prosecutions at the FBI.

    By Margarita Noriega
    2016 Presidential Election
    Donald Trump is huge on Google searchDonald Trump is huge on Google search
    2016 Presidential Election

    Did Google just predict who will win the Republican presidential candidacy?

    By Margarita Noriega
    Media
    A company tricked the media into believing a fake migrant’s journey on InstagramA company tricked the media into believing a fake migrant’s journey on Instagram
    Media

    These fake Instagrams could fool anyone. And that’s the point.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Space
    Read Buzz Aldrin’s hilarious travel request form to the moonRead Buzz Aldrin’s hilarious travel request form to the moon
    Space

    Even astronauts have to fill out boring paperwork.

    By Margarita Noriega
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    In which language do you Google? Tracking 135 languages in 9 cities since 2004In which language do you Google? Tracking 135 languages in 9 cities since 2004
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    That French would ever be used more in New York City than Spanish is incroyable.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Books
    The charming march of the Penguin Books logoThe charming march of the Penguin Books logo
    Books

    Penguin Books celebrated the 80th anniversary of its paperback offerings this week, and has changed its logo in some very endearing ways.

    By Margarita Noriega
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    Hillary Clinton’s emails are pretty boring, so we made some upHillary Clinton’s emails are pretty boring, so we made some up
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    These aren’t real emails from Huma Abedin in 2009, but they could be.

    By Margarita Noriega
    Culture
    Boy Scouts of America end ban on gay troop leadersBoy Scouts of America end ban on gay troop leaders
    Culture

    A former US secretary of defense made good on his promise to push the Boy Scouts to broaden its acceptance of gay adults in troop leadership roles.

    By Margarita Noriega and German Lopez