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Explode

Pretty much every entertainment device since the magic lantern, since cave people sitting around a campfire, got hot, was dangerous, and could explode. The Samsung Galaxy 7 fits in a long tradition.

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By Rob Long • Nov 9, 2016 • 3m Listen

When I was a kid, the rule in the house was simple and clear: when I got home from school I was supposed to start doing my homework. What I wasn't supposed to do -- and what I, in fact, ended up doing most days -- was to turn on the television and sit, slack-jawed and lethargic, in front of a few hours of Gillian's Island and Bewitched...

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