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Feb 10Five for Friday, February 12.
In no particular order, five people my age (+/- a few years) who make me feel embarrassed about my accomplishments thus far:
- Randall Munroe (25), xkcd creator, former NASA contractor, and giver of talks to Google.
- Ezra Klein (25), political blogger for the Post and American Prospect.
- Jared Allen (27), all-star defensive end, hunter, and mullet connoisseur.
- A-Trak (27), world champion turntablist, Kanye West tour DJ, and record label owner.
- The xx (20), an incredibly- (and deservedly-) hyped band composed of kids who can’t legally drink at their US shows.
As an aside, when looking up Hot Chip’s frontman Alexis Taylor, I discovered the following:

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