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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:16:19 -0800

Bill Hicks on Literacy
From Reddit: “I was in Nashville, Tennesee last year, after the show I went to a Waffle House, I’m not proud of it,...
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:14:53 -0800

Elie Weisel vs Stephanie Meyer
From Reddit: I was on the bus reading Twilight, by Elie Wiesel. A twenty-something girl sat next to me and peered over my...
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:39:52 -0800

Obama’s ‘Black Jail’ in Afghanistan
How’s that Nobel Peace Prize working out? An American military detention camp in Afghanistan is still holding inmates,...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:41:18 -0800

Why David Cronenberg Should Direct ‘Breaking Dawn’
From CHUD: (spoilers) Edward is afraid to fuck his new bride… he’s super strong and she’s just a human…...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:50:10 -0800

Limbaugh Advocates Military Insurrection
From the Examiner: Rush, speaking about President Obama’s upcoming speech at West Point, expressed hope that military...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:47:50 -0800

Dubai: Morally, Financially Bankrupt Dictatorship Built by Slaves
From the Independent: The people who really built the city can be seen in long chain-gangs by the side of the road… in...
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:30:04 -0800

Gimme Just One Reason
From Fool.com We simply want to see one, logical, clear explanation for why we shouldn’t break the banks apart — or...
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:27:46 -0800

Man in 23-year ‘Coma’ Was Conscious The Whole Time
Oh my god. A man thought by doctors to be in a vegetative state for 23 years was actually conscious the whole time, it was...
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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:09:57 -0800

Goldman Sachs’s Tax Rate Drops to 1%
Time to prep the guillotine: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which got $10 billion and debt guarantees from the U.S. government in...
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:56:04 -0800

Bella and Edwards Have Sex
This LiveJournal-er is a former Mormon and analyzes all the LDS symbolism and motifs in the series. Unsatisfied with the...
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:36:13 -0800

An Older Man, A Younger Woman
Finding a great harvest of Twilight snark. Here’s more: You know, when I’m a 300 year old vampire (it’s going...
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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:57:15 -0800

The Twilight Saga and Domestic Abuse
From Vampirely: Edward is an emotional batterer, and Bella is constantly and persistently victimized by his actions. What makes...
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:09:16 -0800

Why Bella is a Wuss
From the Onion: Bella never comes off as all that bright, caring, or independent. [S]he wanders through showers of praise and...
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:23 -0800

Sex, Racism and Communism
From The Nation: [During the war in Rhodesia, the] white regime forcibly recruited colored women as prostitutes to service...
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:50:13 -0800

Peruvian Gang Killed Humans for Their Fat
People of Wal-Mart lookout: Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses...
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:49:24 -0800

54 Oil Tankers Wait in the Ocean for Prices to Go Up
Petrol prices: Oil tankers loitering off British coast as they lie in wait for price hikes | Mail Online.
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:19:17 -0800

Elderly vs Children: Who Gets Care?
From NY Times: Why is it broadly accepted that the elderly should have universal health care, while it’s immensely...
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Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:43:36 -0800

MRIs of Psychopaths
From a Reddit comment: [Researchers] have started taking scans of the brains of psychopaths while the patients view horrific...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:43:03 -0800

Economists Opposing Fed Audit Have Undisclosed Fed Ties
From HuffPo: As the debate over an audit of the Federal Reserve intensifies in the House, one camp is trotting out eight...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:23:59 -0800

Frank Zappa on Music Journalism
From Reddit: Rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:09:49 -0800

The Sexy Puritan
Palin as archetype: Tom Perrotta also recognizes that Palin is a red herring, understanding her in the context of what he calls...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:23:15 -0800

US Catholic Bishops Release Document on Marriage
Commenter: Hilarious when a bunch of men who are forbidden by their vocation to get married themselves make pronouncements...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:27:14 -0800

Getting Into Character
Andy: “Why do we have mild cheese?” Ron: “That CHEESE – that MILD cheese is for…. my...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:26:09 -0800

Coneheads with Crosses
Ron: “I don’t want to go to the South. They have the coneheads with the crosses.” Andy: (thinks) “You...
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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:50:13 -0800

Review: Going Rogue
Best review you’ll read: Millions of copies will be sold a book written by someone who can’t write, intended for an...
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