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February 2008
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The torment of forbidden love
| February 29, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesWith "The Duchess of Langeais," French New Wave pioneer Jacques Rivette has brought the Balzac short story to screen as a superb chamber drama... more
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O.C. balloon ride can't take to the skies
Forget about up, up and away -- the Orange County Great Park Balloon ride has been grounded. Investigators are checking out the Irvine amusement... more
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RE: The American Spectator Remembers WFB
From The Corner | February 28, 2008I hastily noted Bob Tyrrell's kind words this morning without noting all the other wonderful WFB rembrances over at The American Spectator... more
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Socrates
From The Corner | February 28, 2008Bill was our Socrates. He lured us to his side, at first, by showing us that upsetting the conventional wisdom was, as Socrates said, 'an... more
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Magic Mountain adding family coaster in 2009
| February 27, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesSix Flags Magic Mountain officials said a family coaster with no inversions and a 48-inch height requirement is “on track” for... more
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Cut and Paste Motors: French-Built Frankencars from Design Matin
From Winding Road | February 27, 2008For those of us who’ve never completely understood the idiosyncratic world of French auto styling, Gallic design website Design Matin... more
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What an Amazing Turn-About
From The Corner | February 27, 2008Who would have guessed three months ago that Hillary would be the desperate out-of-sorts underdog nipping at the ankles of the cool, in-control... more
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Penny gives his take on tale of two seasons
| February 27, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesVERO BEACH, Fla. -- acknowledged that, as in 2006, he was lights-out leading up to the All-Star break last year. And he acknowledged that... more
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Pontiac Firebird Gets Destroyed By Women For Amusement Of Ze Germans...
From Jalopnik | February 26, 2008newVideoPlayer("FirebirdBurning_Jalopnik.flv", 463, 387,"");That German humor is sometimes hard to grasp. A lot of people, for instance, don... more
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Sound Gadgets Get On Your Nerves When Darkness Falls [Pranks]
From Gizmodo | February 26, 2008These little gadgets are perfect for really really annoying your house mates: flip one on and conceal it somewhere, and until it's dark it... more
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‘CSI: Live’ stage show coming to Magic Mountain
| February 25, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesThere’s been a murder at Six Flags Magic Mountain and you’ve got 30 minutes to solve the crime. Sounds like a job for “CSI... more
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Leopold defends that no ending of 'No Country'
During the boring montage sections, please feel free to check out more amusing video. Here is a fun riff by Todd Leopold, entertainment producer... more
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The Controller Stress Tests [Quality Control]
From Kotaku | February 24, 2008A wildly amusing set of three stress tests on the PS3, Xbox 360, and Wiimote: how well do they hold up to gamer temper tantrums? The 'researchers... more
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Palm Springs hotel not for the kids
February 24, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesI've never stayed at the Colony Palms ["TLC Is MIA at Palm Springs Inn," Hotel Review, Feb. 17], and after your description of children... more
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Maxing metaphors
| February 24, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesWhen Hannah Arendt described metaphor as the "greatest gift language could bestow on thinking," she may not have anticipated that the gift... more
