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April 2008
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Hewitt On McCain
From The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan | April 29, 2008I've been amused recently by Hugh Hewitt's boosterism for the McCain campaign. Not surprised: Hewitt is a partisan hack who will write anything... more
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Duo team on entertainment complex
From Variety | April 29, 2008Business News: National Amusements, Kraft pair on endeavor -- National Amusements and New England Patriots owner Kraft Group, are partnering... more
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Report: UPS Is Stealin' Ur GTA IV [Gta Iv]
From Kotaku | April 28, 2008As we're about to crest on the Grand Theft Auto IV hype wave, Ars Technica passes on a somewhat amusing, definitely puzzling anecdote, writing... more
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Dolphins Collide Midair At SeaWorld, One Dies In Front Of Crowd
From Huffington Post | April 28, 2008A 30-year-old dolphin at Sea World has died after colliding with another dolphin while performing aerial tricks, the Orlando, Florida, amusement... more
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CNN's Obamarama
From The Corner | April 28, 2008I was watching CNN for a few minutes this morning and all I can say is: Wow, are these guys unabashedly in the tank for Obama! Soledad O'Brien... more
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Assassin's Creed, I Can't Quit You [Oh Come On Goddammit]
From Kotaku | April 26, 2008You know, I don't play Assassin's Creed, I don't own a PC, don't game on PCs, but every time I watch this video I feel a mixture of amusement... more
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Trial by John & Ken
April 26, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesThe talk-radio show is no reason to move the corruption case of Orange County's ex-sheriff Michael Carona... more
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Oddest E-mail of the Day?
From The Corner | April 25, 2008Re your question about the recreate68.org group - Mike Molloy, a talk radio champion of the fever swamp who I listen to for amusement, is... more
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With 'Mighty B!' the eyes (and the lisp) have it
| April 25, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesWatching the pilot of Nickelodeon's "The Mighty B!" I couldn't help but think, strangely enough, of "Sunset Boulevard." Or at least the famous... more
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The Clash's Mick Jones To Sing For Tased Bros [Back So Soon?]
From Idolator | April 24, 2008One last bit of NME Awards USA hoo-ha. Mick Jones, winner of this year's Godlike Genius award, has written (or is joking about having written... more
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Vintage flying scooters soar into Riverside amusement center
Castle Park amusement center in Riverside plans to add a 1930s-era centrifugal force flying scooter ride not found anywhere else in Southern... more
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Disneyland's new monorail glass changes color in sunlight
April 23, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesDisneyland has updated its classic monorail train meandering through the amusement park, adding a better seating arrangement and glass that... more
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'Disneyland In Iraq': Multi-Million Dollar Entertainment Park Coming...
From Huffington Post | April 23, 2008Some would say the last thing that war-torn Iraq needs is an entertainment park. California businessman Llewellyn Werner says different... more
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The Idiotic Shipping Hall of Shame and a Call to Online Retailers...
From Gizmodo | April 23, 2008Yesterday, I asked you guys to send in pictures of examples of examples of wasteful shipping habits from online retailers that you've bought... more
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What do you say to ump who's out to get you?
I was amused by this blast by Carlos Arias, a writer at the Orange County Register. He finally put to words what a lot of us have known. The... more
