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[7 Jan 2010 | No Comment | ]
The Trouble With “Wicked”

Entertaining yet uneven, “Wicked” still contains some trenchant commentary about war, terror, power, and the media. Oh, and it’s got flying monkeys, too.

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[29 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Plane Crazy: The Most Pointless SkyMall Offerings (Holiday 2009 Edition)

For the discriminating airborne consumer, SkyMall offers ways to hem your pants with expensive Band-Aids, disinfect every surface you come across, and infiltrate the Federation!

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[25 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
Visions of Post-Apocalyptic Beauty

A red dawn over Sydney gave photographers the opportunity to take pictures of unprecedented beauty.

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[13 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
Stop Stereotyping My Name, Jezebel!

What kind of name is ‘Courtney’ for a brown-haired geek? Answer: a damn good one.

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[27 Aug 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Kung Fu Nun!

Buddhist, Catholic, Anglican – whatever the denomination, nuns are awesome. Especially Zhang Tingting.

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[8 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
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