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  Lara Logan Speaks on Her Sexual Assault in Egypt

  As the deaths of photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros sadly reminded us last week, journalists continue to face dangers all over the globe, and especially in the volatile Middle East, where a rash of uprisings have created historic opport...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Joe Coscarelli on April 28, 2011 @ 5:46 pm

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  1 in 4 Parking Permits Are Phony, Says Report

  More than half of those thousands of precious parking permits in the city are either legal permits used illegally or simply illegitimate permits in the first place. And nearly one in four official parking permits are "illicitly photocopied, fraudulen...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Elizabeth Dwoskin on April 28, 2011 @ 5:43 pm

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  Cracker-Sized Satellites Are Perfect for Modern Space Travel, Mini-Pizzas

  "It's not about reducing cost, although that may be a nice benefit. Instead, we are re-conceiving spacecraft architectures and exploration missions for this tiny scale. The way tiny spacecraft work is radically different from how larger ones work, an...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Nick Greene on April 28, 2011 @ 5:35 pm

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  Cursive Is Dead, Long Live Typing With Our Keyboard-Pushers!

  "The majority of students cannot write in cursive, nor can they read it. At the same time, their printing skills are awful. Not only is it difficult for me to read, they themselves often cannot read back their own notes." However, this is not what ...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Jen Doll on April 28, 2011 @ 5:22 pm

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  TheNewGay.net Profiles Me

  Even though it was done on the phone -- not by e-mail, the way so many of these things are conducted -- I'm way more articulate than usual, strangely possessed by strong ideas and crisp presentation. I actually think it's because I stopped drinking ...

  @ La Daily Musto by Michael Musto on April 28, 2011 @ 4:07 pm

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  Boy Asks Girl to Prom by Dancing His Heart Out

  Not a suspension! We hope this will turn out like one of those moments on MTV's "High School Stories" where the school's students enjoy something awesome and the principal steps in and ruins everything by suspending the students, only to be thwarted ...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Myles Tanzer on April 28, 2011 @ 4:03 pm

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  Finally, a List of Who You Have to Blow in the New York State Senate to Get Gay Marriage

  of Gay City News has put together a great scorecard of how everyone stands on gay marriage in the state Senate, which is where the issue will be decided. Senator Tom Duane's bill needs 32 votes. Currently, 26 Democrats and zero Republicans publicly ...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Steven Thrasher on April 28, 2011 @ 3:45 pm

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  Carnival Workers Mad at Obama; Nation's Political Discourse To Be Taken Off Life Support

  Mr. Zaitshik understands this prejudice because he was forced to have a press conference to confront people who refuse to believe he's an American due to the fact that he has an uncommon name and dark skin. That was carnival worker Frank Zaitshik who...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Nick Greene on April 28, 2011 @ 2:54 pm

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  Free Will Astrology: July 27 - August 2, 2011

  ARIES [March 21-April 19] I love how the poet Rachel Loden describes her impressions of Daniel Borzutzky's The Book of Interfering Bodies. She says that reading it is like "chancing upon a secret lake full of trembling lilies that projectile vomit b...

  by Rob Brezsny on July 27, 2011

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  Help! Blandness Has Taken Over Our Culture! - ... and the bland plays on

  Blandness is taking over our culture with an agreeableness that's really irritating! Margarine has been applied to our entertainment and then served on a toasted ciabatta sandwich, which we learned how to make by DVR-ing anything with the word "brea...

  by Michael Musto on July 27, 2011

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  Meet the Original JWoww and Snooki, Would-Be Stars of Bridge & Tunnel - Brianna and Gabriella almost escaped from Staten Island. But MTV pulled the plug on the original Jersey Shore

  The first time Brianna and Gabriella DeBartoli made plans to meet for this article, they canceled on account of a hangover. "Hey so my sister is, um ... detoxing?" Brianna wrote over Facebook that morning. "And can't leave the house." It was Mother'...

  by Camille Dodero on July 27, 2011

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  Dov Charney Sued Over Naked Pictures by the Same Women Who Sued Him Last Time

  Though not safe for work, Kimbra Lo, Irene Morales and Alyssa Ferguson all got the potentially defamatory online treatment from an anonymous blogger with access to their dirty pictures and emails, and the women seem to think Charney is behind the web...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Joe Coscarelli on April 28, 2011 @ 2:29 pm

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  247 'Terrorists' Bought Guns Legally Last Year

  The government's terrorist watch list has been in the local news lately because of a new amendment to the Zadroga 9/11 first responders bill, which says that anyone seeking health care assistance must first be screened against the list first ...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Joe Coscarelli on April 28, 2011 @ 1:30 pm

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  "Dump Trump!" Urges Noted Historian

  According to the linked write-up: "Brinkley pinned the blame for the reemergence of birtherism on NBC Entertainment for giving real estate mogul Donald Trump a primetime platform. "Brinkley called on NBC to immediately drop Trump's show, The Appre...

  @ La Daily Musto by Michael Musto on April 28, 2011 @ 1:10 pm

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  Videographer Captures 'Mystery Engagement' in Brooklyn Bridge Park...Was This You?

  Despite our cold, corroded hearts, this video from an innocent bystander ostensibly hoping to capture the gorgeous sunset -- but instead getting on tape a couple's engagement moment -- kinda even brought out a few of what we call "eye tears." Unless ...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Jen Doll on April 28, 2011 @ 1:06 pm

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  It's Raining Martha Wash!

  (The other one, Izora Armstead, sadly died in 2004.) Wash said it was a little odd at first, but she eventually got used to it. And why not, I say? Even Cher stopped looking over to Sonny after a while.I also wanted to know the ramifications of Mar...

  @ La Daily Musto by Michael Musto on April 28, 2011 @ 1:04 pm

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  Alan Wolfson's Diorama of '70s-Era Canal Street Is the Coolest Tiny Thing of the Day

  Confession: We have a special love for dioramas, cross-sections, anything made miniature and realistic and perfect in its tininess, that you can gaze into and experience writ small. Hence, our excitement for this mini cross-section of a New York City...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Jen Doll on April 28, 2011 @ 12:36 pm

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  Man in Cow Costume Steals 26 Gallons of Milk From Walmart, Because He Can

  Well, it doesn't exactly "end" there. Afterward, a man who seemed to match the description of the milk thief was seen in a local McDonald's, but he was not in a cow suit. Fortunately, Walmart management was able to confirm that it was indeed the milk...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Jen Doll on April 28, 2011 @ 11:38 am

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  Today in El Diario: Colombians Know How to Throw a Royal Wedding Party

  Colombians always find a reason to throw a party, according to the Spanish-language daily. In England, there are said to be 5,500 neighborhood parties planned to celebrate Friday's royal wedding -- and some of these will be hosted by Colombians. At ...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Victoria Bekiempis on April 28, 2011 @ 11:37 am

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  Outer Boroughs Get No Cab Love in Livery Plan Letdown

  The Bloomberg administration's plan to make flagging down a livery cab outside of Manhattan legal is being "shelved," the New York Times reports, "after criticism from the taxi industry and lukewarm support from key lawmakers." Instead of hel...

  @ Runnin' Scared by Joe Coscarelli on April 28, 2011 @ 11:01 am