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		lfowles on June 26, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Curse of the Pixar Universe Note the URL for that headline: http://www.newyorker.com/*humor*/borowitz-report/scalia-... Although it is saying something that the top 3 most popular stories are from the humor section.

undershirt on June 27, 2015 [–]

how does that url work with asterisks?

icebraining on June 27, 2015 | [–]

It seems the routing engine just ignores everything between the first and the last slashes.

http://www.newyorker.com/IRRELEVANT-CRAP/scalia-arrested-try...

kbenson on June 27, 2015 | | [–]

That doesn't seem like a very good feature for a reputable news site.

http://www.newyorker.com/breaking-news/scalia-arrested-tryin...

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