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Write for Genetic Dead End, Become Famous

Ok, so that might be a bit of a lie, but you can write for us and get read by literally fives of people.

If you like to write, have a point of view about something, we’d like to have you write for us! We are looking for writers in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles to write about politics, technology and just about anything else under the sun.

All you need to do is write three stories, in a similar style to the ones we have on this site, and email them to us at admin@geneticdeadend.com. If we like your style, you may just get a gig writing for us and our tens of readers!

Good luck!

Chase Outage Effects Millions

If you bank with JP Morgan Chase or know anyone who does, you probably know that the last few days have been filled with aggravation and online banking users obsessively hitting the “refresh” buttons on their browsers.

It appears that Chase has been having some unexpected issues with it’s online banking division since early Monday. While there is currently no official explanation from those in the know at JPMC, rumors have been circulating that the online banking site, along with those from other banks, began to experience numerous attempts to hack security, causing officials to shutter the site.

JP Morgan simply said a glitch

in the custom software caused malfunctions in the site.

The bank has said that they will help customers who were inconvenienced by the downtime, such as customers who use Chase’s Online Bill Pay who’s automatic payments didn’t go through because of the outage.

The Cost of Good Coverage: Death

What would you do for perfect cell phone reception where you live? Some of us are willing to go to any length to pull a couple extra bars from the air. At one New York City building, the landlord is putting his resident’s lives at risk, just to provide them with enough signal strength to download the latest fart app.

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Chicago Police Think You’re a Gang Member

Ok, so the headline isn’t exactly true, but it got your attention, right? Right.

If you’re like me, which you probably are if you’re reading this blog, you love up-and-coming, hip artists. My personal favorite up-and-comer (personal friend and Chicago native) is Kid Sister (pictured above). Her fresh, fun lyrics about real life and fierce nails, driving beats and overall great look never get old.

She held a free concert in Chicago’s Prtizker Pavilion in Millennium Park last Monday that was fierce, as always. Concert goers, however, were greeted with a little more security than they had expected. Both Chicago Police and Millennium Park security were noticeably present and it surprised many concertgoers.

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