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March 2008
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American Zombie.
From GreenCine Daily | March 30, 2008"Grace Lee's faux documentary American Zombie takes one of horror cinema's enduring subjects - the undead - and crafts an amusing media satire... more
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'Small World' plans hit sour note
| March 29, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesDisneyland's "Small World" will soon be getting a little more crowded. The Anaheim amusement park is planning to add iconic Disney characters... more
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Scion Hako Redesign Contest, Let The Battle Begin [Contests]
From Jalopnik | March 28, 2008We tried, we really did. We just couldn't cut the entries from the Scion Hako Redesign Contest down enough to make this voting process even... more
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Plastic Cup Gramophone Kit: Edison's Invention Reproduced [Gramophone...
From Gizmodo | March 28, 2008Those of you amused by the Edison recording outrage will love this: a toy gramophone kit that lets you record and playback your voice from... more
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Cheerleaders at an amusement park? Seriously!?!
| March 28, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesDoes an amusement park really need cheerleaders? Wouldn’t the money be better spent on a new roller coaster? And the biggest question... more
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A lively take on the undead genre
March 28, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesGrace Lee's faux documentary "American Zombie" takes one of horror cinema's enduring subjects -- the undead -- and crafts an amusing media... more
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Paying the tax man…
From footnoted.org | March 27, 2008Perks are a popular topic here at Footnoted. Some might argue, though, that it’s petty to focus on these personal goodies (however amusing... more
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Women's festival looks outward as well as inward
| March 27, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesWHEN it comes to the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival, it doesn't matter who you are; they've got you covered. There's Nafeesa Monroe... more
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Gravel Joins the Libertarians
From The Trail | March 26, 2008By Alec MacGillis Mike Gravel is headed to the convention in Denver. No, not that one. The septuagenarian former Alaska senator, who, depending... more
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Ford Shows Us How To Create Virtual Cars To Gain Virtual Market...
From Jalopnik | March 25, 2008newVideoPlayer("Ford_virtual_install_1.flv", 463, 387,""); Today I took a trip over to Ford's Manufacturing Development Center in Dearborn... more
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ABC3D: The Alphabet as Gorgeous Pop-Up Book [ABC Popup]
From Gizmodo | March 25, 2008Sometimes simple is best: the ABC3D pop-up book is just wonderfully captivating, and does exactly what it says on its transforming cover... more
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Mini contest
March 24, 1958 Los Angeles Just because the deadline passed 50 years ago doesn't mean the Daily Mirror can't have a little fun. There are... more
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Take A Look Inside A Chinese Smart FourTwo Cloning Factory [Offbeat...
From Jalopnik | March 24, 2008We make jokes all the time about the Chinese propensity to clone all manner of automobile, but actually seeing the process makes things a... more
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Stuff Cardinal and Gold People Like
The past year has yielded two of the internet's most guilty pleasures: the Rick Roll and Stuff White People Like. Both are amusing and, on... more
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Sun Working on Replacing Wires with Lasers to Drastically Increase...
From Gizmodo | March 24, 2008If our computers are ever going to hit speeds that'll allow us to do things like simulate the big bang, create artificial intelligence or... more
