The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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    JETtison

    By Mortimus on Mon, 11/24/2008 - 12:03am | Sports


    I would not, could not, in a pinch
    I could not, would not, without a flinch
    I will not bet on them with a mouse
    I will not bet on them with my house
    I will not bet on them here or there
    I will not bet on them anywhere
    I do not believe in Gang Green Madame
    I do not like them, cause Gang Green I am

    That being said: The Jets are the team to beat in the AFC

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    Review: Slumdog Millionaire - City of Bollywood

    By Michael Wolraich on Sun, 11/23/2008 - 4:33pm | Arts & Entertainment

    City of God (2002) tells the story of a good kid from the teeming slums of Rio who struggles to escape the gravitational pull of poverty, crime, and prejudice in quest of love and a better life. Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a good kid from the teeming slums of Bombay/Mumbai who struggles to escape the gravitational pull of poverty, crime, and prejudice in quest of love and a better life. Thus, a genre is born.

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    Review: Teen Angst in the Twilight

    By Orlando on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 7:21pm | Arts & Entertainment

    Vampires. They fascinate us. Whether it's Bram Stoker, Ann Rice, Josh Whedon or Elisabeth Kostova, writers keep finding ways to make the same old stories compelling, and we flock to bookstores and movie theaters or set our Tivos so we don't miss one gruesome detail.

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    I am thankful for bloodless inquisitions ....

    By Deadman on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 7:11pm | Potpourri

    Genghis wins: Full questions in comment section ...

    1) I am thankful for pleasant memories?

    2) I am thankful my mom knew she couldn't cook and we mostly went out to eat?

    3) I am thankful for innocent childhood diversions?

    4) I am thankful for innocent adult diversions?

    5) I am thankful for working at home (and for the fairer, less hirsute sex)?

    6) I am thankful for moral consistency?

    7) I am thankful that I won't be seeing any more new banks in my neighborhood?

    8) I am thankful for free but fair trade?

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    Korea, Madagascar, and Nouveau Colonialism

    By Michael Wolraich on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 2:41pm | Social Justice, World Affairs

    Dagster Donal recently posted the news that a South Korea company is pursuing a deal with Madagascar to lease arable land equivalent to almost half of its currently farmed land for 99 years in order to grow crops for feed and biofuel. Chinese companies have been doing similar deals with a number of African countries but at much smaller scales.

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    The poor turkey (and I'm not talking about Palin) ...

    By Deadman on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 2:03am | Politics

    Sometimes, there can be no words. It's ... just ... too ... surreal ...

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    E = MC2, for real

    By Michael Wolraich on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 1:31am | Potpourri

    It's been proven!

    Other recent noteworthy proofs:

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    Tie-Die

    By Mortimus on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 12:33am | Sports

    Let me set the stage for you: It's a frigid fall day. You and your pals are locked in a 13-13 tie after gutting out a game of pigskin for the last 3 and a 1/2 hours. Sadly, several of your best buds haven't made it this far - cracked endoskeleton, torn ligaments, and dehydration. Most of you can barely breathe. Your jersey tips an 8 extra lbs from when you started, loaded up with epidermis juice and a dab of crimson (some of which has your blood type). You've told everyone the game will be done by 4:30, but no one is throwing in the towel just yet.

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    Music: Secret Machines - Wounded Eagle or Lame Duck?

    By Michael Wolraich on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 12:10am | Arts & Entertainment

    The Secret Machines just haven't been the same since Ben Curtis, one half of the fraternal duo, left to focus on his own band, School of Seven Bells. The unsettling but electrifying harmony between Ben and Brandon Curtis could send a current through the back of your head. Imagine Geddy Lee and Robert Plant on stage together like Simon and Garfunkel gone bad.

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