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Quickhits for Oct. 2, 2014

No more 'Purple Rain'

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On Tuesday, Prince released two entirely different albums — one a solo album, the other with his band, 3rdEyeGirl. They feature all the bedroom ballads, falsetto screams and ripping guitar solos you expect from Prince but also a vital hip-hop pulse. Purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka with him.

Royal success

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Baseball, having ceded its mantle to the NFL in terms of both viewership and criminality, still has its moments. Tuesday night’s thrilling come-from-behind victory was the Kansas City Royals’ first post-season win in 29 years. This was heartening news for the yet-to-be-born football fans in UNC’s class of 2045.

For crying out loud

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In an attempt to woo woman voters , the College Republican National Committee made an ad presenting different political choices as dresses for women to try on — presumably because that’s the only way women can be trusted to understand politics, what with their dainty little brains and all. 

A job well done

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Caleb Pressley’s unique brand of dazed eloquence has become a national sensation, as has his title as “Supervisor of Morale.” His antics have been one of few bright spots this football season, which means Pressley’s at least succeeding in supervising our morale. Consider our spirits lifted. 

Hire us

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At this point, Gov. Pat McCrory knows he’s lost us, so he’s just doubling down. But if he was trying to be mean, he could have done better. Trust us, his quip about there being “too many journalists” jab wasn’t news to any journalism major on the job market. We’re just hoping he scared off some of the competition.

Aware-less

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October is breast cancer awareness month. Good. That also means new pink things to buy and a lot of distasteful jokes about “saving the tatas,” as opposed to the people to whom they’re attached. Meanwhile, other, more common types of cancer go relatively unnoticed for failing to afflict such a sexualized body part.