Woman Charged With Trading Sex For Gas–headline, Cincinnati.com
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008One lives and learns.
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Images: (Gas-X) via amazon.com; (pump) via treehugger.com; (API) via hispanicwire.com
Archive for the 'Society' Category
Who says ‘progress is linear?’
Sunday, May 25th, 2008TV DECODER
New York Times
May 22, 2008, 7:24 pm
By Brian Stelter
The 2007-08 broadcast TV season came to a close on Wednesday, and Nielsen (and the networks) have been busy crunching the numbers since then.
Which reality shows, dramas and comedies can reliably boast of being top-rated? Here’s the top-20 TV ranker for the season. On top, […]
• Mars Buying Wrigley For $23 Billion With Financing From Buffett–Yahoo headline, April 28, 2008
Monday, April 28th, 2008Several reasons make this move sensible and dangerous.
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In 1962, Topps Bubble Gum cards introduced MARS ATTACKS.
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These warrior creatures wanted to rule Earth.
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Humans received no mercy during the conquest.
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In 1996, Tim Burton brought the Topps concept to the silver screen in
MARS ATTACKS.
Without protective suits and helmets, the Martians were only able to […]
Miley Cyrus To Write Her Memoirs
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 While I was somewhat distressed by this story emailed by Vincenzo Kochak, I must commend him for including an excerpt from the chapter on her literary influences.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 2:11 PM EDT
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The multi-hyphenate teen (15-year-old) star has signed a book deal to tell the story of her […]
The Reagan-Bushes-Clinton Legacy keeps on ticking…
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008118 years after
Jacob Riis’ HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
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42 years after
Michael Harrington’s THE OTHER AMERICA.
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This is the true obscenity of unrestrained greed
with its consorts of arrogance and stupidity.
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ABC NEWS
April 22, 2008
Life Expectancy Slips in Poor Parts of America
New Study Shows Drop in Life Expectancy in Deep South, Parts of Midwest, Texas […]
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY! WAR IS PEACE! IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH! AMERICAN IDOL IS REAL!
Monday, March 17th, 2008Friday, Mar. 14, 2008
Do Americans Care About Big Brother?
By Massimo Calabresi/Washington
Pity America’s poor civil libertarians. In recent weeks, the papers have been full of stories about the warehousing of information on Americans by the National Security Agency, the interception of financial information by the CIA, the stripping of authority from a civilian intelligence oversight board […]
Just in case you believe our society must have already reached bottom, please read this.
Friday, February 29th, 2008 I think it’s merely an example of what happens when the leader is a rogue at best–an outlaw at worst. There are no pictures because this story is graphic enough for most humans.
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Updated 11:10 a.m. EST, Fri February 29, 2008
Rogue debt collectors — how to fight them
By Jen Haley
CNN
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Employee’s suit: Company Used Waterboarding To Motivate Workers–headline Salt Lake Tribune
Friday, February 29th, 2008Motivate them to what?! Is not his quaint ‘water-boarding’ actually Chinese Water Torture? Just as the attempt to ban boxing led to female boxing, the attempt to ban water-torture has let it seep into the workplace.
What’s on the horizon? Game shows? Home Water Torture Kits? Maybe, we can look forward to […]
I wonder if those London cats were also spitting?
Saturday, February 9th, 2008City boasts less spitting, better queuing
Fri Feb 8, 12:23 PM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Less spitting, better queuing and cleaner streets show Beijing has become more “civilized,” but the city still has to fine-tune its etiquette to attain Olympic standards, Xinhua news agency said Friday, citing a new study.
China wants to leave nothing to chance […]
New Louisiana Governor Pledges To Fight Corruption–AP
Monday, January 14th, 2008Overweight pitcher promises to come to Spring Training in shape.
GM of (name ball club): We should not have any visa problems this February.
They don’t like my politics because I’m a Washington outsider.
North Korea will stop nuclear program.
President plans a working vacation.
Senator Specter vows to fight White House on Constitution.
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Your “We’ve Heard It Before” suggestions are […]
Vincenzo Kolchak sent this with the suggestion: “How ’bout Glock parties?” I prefer safety to fire power.
Monday, January 7th, 2008January 6th, 2008
Taser party invitation may be in the mail
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* Woman sells Tasers at parties in homes
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* She says women need to use them before wanting to buy them
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* New, smaller model comes in pink
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GILBERT, Arizona (AP) — Before she lets them shoot her little pink stun gun, Dana Shafman ushers her new friends […]