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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

Being Bad Luck Brian

Jessica Contrera: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — The phone call that made him famous came at 4 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2012. He was very much asleep.

Ring ring. Ring ring.

Actually, it vibrated, and because this is a story about the age of the Internet and the way technology can change our lives, it's important to get the sound right.

Vibrate vibrate. Vibrate vibrate.

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