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An appeals court in Albany yesterday ruled unanimously that
being falsely labeled a homosexual does not, in itself, constitute
defamation.
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 4:20 pm
Next Friday,
Prometheus opens, and it promises to be
this summer's big sci-fi film. The ad campaign has been incredibly
effective, and the movie features a great cast, including Charlize
Theron and Michael Fassbender. But one of the movie's other main
selling points is precisely the reason I'm worried about it.
Prometheus is directed by Ridley Scott.
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 4:15 pm
I can't stop looking at this weird Chinese circcus goat. It
can walk on a tightrope while carrying a monkey—then stand tiptoe
on an urn and twirl.
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 3:32 pm
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 3:16 pm
Facebook's terms of service are a modern soporific miracle.
They are so blindingly dull that I fell out of my chair into a
near-coma after struggling through the first paragraph just now.
But take these bath salts to stay alert and follow me: Now is your
chance to
vote on the Facebook terms of service that
nobody reads even though we all know we should.
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 3:02 pm
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 3:00 pm
When the
New York Times published a
detailed story by chief Washington correspondent
David Sanger today confirming the U.S. as the co-author of the
Stuxnet virus and outlining Barack Obama's role in directing a
highly classified digital monkeywrenching program against Iranian
nuclear facilities, many observers noted that the story couldn't
have been written without White House support. Which is odd,
considering how much energy the White House has been putting into
prosecuting leaks it doesn't like.
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 2:47 pm
The Department of Health's Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention today issued an official statement denying the existence
of a "Zombie Virus" following a recent spate of incidents involving
people behaving in a zombie-like manner.
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 2:01 pm
Snow White & the Huntsman has several cool
tricks up its ornately designed sleeve, but the coolest one of all
is its focus on its wicked queen's existential crisis. That is,
after all, what's always driven the action of this oft- and
increasingly told tale – the aging queen's savage jealousy of
younger beauty is what forces Snow White away from her rightful
castle, into the cabin of seven dwarves. It's what almost kills our
protagnoist and it's what unites her with her true love, a prince.
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 1:20 pm
Is your child peeing the bed? It's time to have a mature and
serious discussion about stool. Constipation and stool.
The New
York Times, a mature and serious news organization, has
helpfully enlisted pediatric urologist Steve J. Hodges to write a
blog post entitled, "
When Bedwetting Isn't an ‘Accident.'" Doctor?
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 1:10 pm
The following thoughts have flickered through my mind in
rapid succession at least once a week for as long as I have worked
on the fourth floor of Gawker Media's offices.
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 11:50 am
Jem "Da Hunk" Mark is something of a micro-celebrity
in certain Pinoy circles. In his latest how-to video, the
Dubai-based flight attendant and amateur dance instructor walks
(or, rather, dances) you through the moves you're likely to
encounter when you hit the club later tonight.
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 11:10 am
Smooth move by thinspirational pro-ana billionaire Mike
Bloomberg: he'll ban big huge sodas that poor people drink, sure,
but don't worry, people who actually vote and/ or donate money to
political campaigns—your precious huge syrupy Starbucks quote
sweetened coffee beverages unquote
will be safe, because they contain milk.
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Date Published: Jun 01, 2012 - 10:43 am
