D.C. is in full spasm over Mark Leibovich’s cutting take down of the city’s cozy culture.
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THR’s Kim Masters on the New Movie Detailing Her Mother’s Escape From the Nazis
“Nicky’s Family,” out July 19, shows how the “British Schindler” saved hundreds of children from Hitler’s forces, including Masters’ own mom.
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In Brooklyn Park, a Fierce New Pecking Order
Pedestrians around Transmitter Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, have reported being attacked by aggressive mockingbirds
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Four Jurors Slowly Inch Away From Juror B37’s Racist Fameball Horseshit
Four jurors in the Zimmerman trial released a statement today responding to the comments Juror B37 made in her interview with Anderson Cooper. Basically they were all, “We’d like to distance ourselves from that lady by about ten gajabillion miles KTHXBAI.” (Paraphrasing.)
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Tom Cruise pops up as surprise speaker at acting school graduation
Tom Cruise delighted a group of acting students when he unexpectedly appeared as commencement speaker at their school with words of wisdom and anecdotes from…
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OMG! Survey, like, says digital-savvy students are good at writing!
Despite popular perceptions that digital technologies are ruining writing skills, a Pew survey of teachers finds some advantages.
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The Case for Abolishing the Department of Homeland Security
Charles Kenny in Bloomberg Businessweek: On Friday, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano resigned to take up a post running California’s university system. With her departure, there are now 15 vacant positions at the top of the department. That suggests…
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‘Pacific Rim’ writer Travis Beacham: Hollywood needs original stories
Beacham discusses the evolution of “Pacific Rim” and the need in Hollywood for more original stories in the genre.
Beacham discusses the evolution of “Pacific Rim” and the need in Hollywood for more original stories in the genre.
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India’s telegram service goes dark after 163 years
NEW DELHI (AP) — For 163 years, lives across the vast Indian nation have been upended by the knock of the khaki-clad postal worker armed with a telegram.
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How Snowden can get out of town: Fly commercial
By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) – When an Aeroflot plane from Moscow took an unusually southerly course to Havana on Thursday, it quickly triggered speculation that American fugitive Edward Snowden could be on board. But the plane was probably just avoiding turbulence, like other aircraft that crossed the Atlantic yesterday. There was no sign of Snowden on arrival – he remained at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, where he was to meet human rights groups on Friday. Still, aviation experts said such speculation is not without merit. …
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