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Scott “Dilbert” Adams comes out of the closet as a misogynist; Duke Nukem Forever features “Capture the Babe” mode; how Disney invaded our childhoods; more: leftover links

Sun, Apr 03, 2011
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Plus: Why Sucker Punch flopped at the box office; Facebook won’t delete photos of a corpse (even after the victim’s family asks nicely); the Guardian is coming to America…

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Banksy won’t be allowed at the Oscars; how to watch the Oscars online; Justin Bieber cuts hair and Twitter quakes; more: leftover links

Sun, Feb 27, 2011
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Plus: Larry King says CNN oversold Piers Morgan; why is Liam Neeson box office gold, anyway?; Google smacks down content farms; more…

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Christian Bale ranting again; Keith Olbermann goes to Current; Morgan Spurlock, plagiarist?; more: leftover links

Sun, Feb 13, 2011
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Plus: more trouble for Broadway’s ‘Spider-man’; what’s so hot about crazy chicks?; does journalism have a surprising savior?; more…

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dodging the Egypt Internet crackdown; the Oscar race is already over; is Amazon going all out with unlimited streaming?; more: leftover links

Sun, Feb 06, 2011
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Plus: Kelsey Grammer’s marriage ruined by Fox News; Wikileaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize; why so few women writers at Wikipedia and major magazines?; more…

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why ‘Big’ is depressing; should Roger Ebert retire?; streaming-only Netflix; more: leftover links

Sun, Oct 24, 2010
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Plus: Could Wikileaks have stopped 9/11?; PBS isn’t as progressive as we thought; Hugh Jackman on Wolverine 2; more…

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