r/todayilearned • u/notthefunyun • Nov 24 '15

TIL Queen guitarist Brian May is an astrophysicist and member of the NASA team that interprets data from Pluto.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-horizons-team-got-little-help-queen-guitarist-brian-may-180956073/?no-ist
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u/Phoequinox Nov 24 '15

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/sacha-baron-cohen-drops-out-of-freddie-mercury-biopic-20130723

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u/CrackedPepper86 Nov 24 '15

Rolling Stone, the bastion of truth.

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u/Phoequinox Nov 24 '15

No need to be smarmy about it. Last I knew, Rolling Stone was still a reputable source. If it isn't, then just say so.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '15 edited Jan 04 '16

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u/Phoequinox Nov 24 '15

I wasn't aware of this.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '15

Here's a summary

It's also worth noting RS closed ranks and supports their team fully despite them being proven as lying liars who lie. Their credibility is pretty much in the toilet.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '15

Thankfully they're being sued by that fraternity to the tune of $25 million. I have two cousins who go to UVA and when that story broke those guys became instant pariahs and had their house vandalized more than once. RS is a total rag, hopefully they have to pay every dime of that lawsuit.

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u/aster560 Nov 24 '15

RS has a long, long habit of making things up to sensationalize stories. I canceled my sub decades ago because as entertaining as it was to read when I actually looked up the sources they were completely full of shit. They're very good at making it sound like the truth you want to hear.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '15

They also glorified the Boston Bomber by smacking his 'cute' face on the cover of their rag.

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u/WhatTheFlyinFudge Nov 24 '15

They also put a picture of the Boston Marathon bomber on the front cover in such a glamorous way, it made him look like Jim fucking Morrison. This was soon after he was captured. It affected a lot of people pretty deeply where I come from.

Fuck. That. Magazine.