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May 2008
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Weekend Boxoffice: Sex and the City Takes Off
From Thompson On Hollywood | May 30, 2008Won't it be amusing if after Warners cuts back New Line Cinema, the label scores a raft of hits? Sex and the City, which appeals largely to... more
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Hats off to Sherrill, Baltimore's talented closer
From SportingNews.com | May 30, 2008BALTIMORE (AP) -- His straight-billed cap is a source of amusement to his teammates and the basis fo... more
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Christiano Ronaldo's Gal Seems A Little Narcissistic [Wag The DUAN...
From Deadspin | May 30, 2008Anytime British tabs plop a naked lady in the middle of their paper whenever they bloody well please, it is a little jarring, but always amusing... more
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'Stuck' in a selfish and grim world
May 30, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesA young female caregiver with a wild side and a kicked-to-the-streets jobless man (Stephen Rea) meet decidedly un-cute in director Stuart... more
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Girls Gone Vulgar: One Man's Take
From Huffington Post | May 28, 2008Yes, women are born with the ability to belch with the best of them, as is regularly proved by little sisters the world over. But as any good... more
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Hillary & the Two Missing States
From The Corner | May 28, 2008Harold Meyerson today makes a (pretty persuasive, in my view) argument that Hillary doesn't have a strong case for counting Florida and Michigan... more
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The joy rides of summer
| May 25, 2008 From Los Angeles TimesWith recession clouds looming and gasoline prices soaring, summer 2008 is shaping up as the year for many Southern Californians to vacation... more
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The Brits are amused by a Missouri car dealership ... [Deals]
From Consumerist | May 24, 2008The Brits are amused by a Missouri car dealership that is rewarding buyers with either a $250 gas card or a gun. According to owner Mark Muller... more
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Avoid the Noid -- He's Armed and Dangerous
From The Corner | May 23, 2008From Time: In commercials for Domino's Pizza, the chain's employees wage a never ending battle against the Noid, a gremlin who delays deliveries... more
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Amusement park hires parenting cops to confiscate smart phones/PDAs...
From Boing Boing | May 23, 2008The Unusual Suspect sez, "These days it seems that using a camera in public is all but illegal. But Alton Towers amusement park in the UK... more
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Obama Proposes 'Team of Rivals' Cabinet
From Huffington Post | May 23, 2008An amusing question and an historical answer at Sen. Barack Obama's town meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. The questioner asked, "You're about... more
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Obama Proposes 'Team of Rivals' Cabinet
From Political Punch | May 23, 2008An amusing question and an historical answer at Sen. Barack Obama's town meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. The questioner asked, "You're about to... more
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Identity 2.0 Startup Sxips Into the Deadpool
From TechCrunch | May 22, 2008After unsuccessfully trying to sell his startup Sxip Identity to Google or Microsoft, CEO Dick Hardt is now facing a lawsuit over the insolvency... more
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How to Re-Write An Avis Press Release
From The Truth About Cars | May 21, 2008Jeremy Clarkson's strident, xenophobic and bombastic opinions aside, he's a true master of the craft. Not so many of his colleagues... more
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REVIEW: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
From People.com | May 18, 2008The flick is full of thrills and spills – and plenty of amusingly lame jokes, says PEOPLE's critic more
