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music

This list has the same flavor of this list but with more of a “news you can use” utility. Have a good laugh and then tell me honestly how many of them you’re going to download as soon as you’re done reading.

“Pour Some Sugar on Me,” Def Leppard. This song was on the tape (yes, [...]

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Technically, our president still has two days to go, but it’s unlikely he’ll get any of these things done by Wednesday:

Reprogramming W’s speed-dial presets in the Oval Office. Rush Limbaugh axed; Oprah now #1.
Continuing to ease U.S. policy toward Cuba by facilitating negotiations to open a Hooters in Havana.
Banning the fetid herb cilantro from the White [...]

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18 Celebrity Hunger Strikes

by eliz on April 20, 2009

Beginning next Monday, actress and activist Mia Farrow will begin a hunger strike to turn the world’s attention to the plight of the people of Darfur. A hunger strike can be a powerful political tool. Just ask some of the other celebrities who have undertaken hunger strikes to spread the word about injustices personally affecting [...]

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