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  1. @RealSkipBayless It's sad that you Chis Carter and S.A. Smith are so misinformed about the concussion issue. Read Sepinwall, Gladwell 7:35 PM May 8th via web
  2. AD friend Andrew Rice writes about Nigeria's film industry for the NYT Magazine; plus the latest from Syria. bit.ly/3SGnhl 6:15 AM Feb 23rd via web
  3. Nice fall weekend. Good time to catch up on the latest news from the Middle East as well as learn about a new book on Copernicus 12:59 PM Oct 22nd, 2011 via Facebook
  4. @sportsguy33 perhaps it's like (false) reposte to buffet: i'm sure the clips would take whatever checks you'd write... 10:15 PM Oct 4th, 2011 via web in reply to sportsguy33
  5. J Street is towing the the AIPAC/Washington/Israel line on the UN vote for Palestinian statehood. bit.ly/3SGnhl 8:16 AM Sep 20th, 2011 via web
  6. Check it out -- Cover Up in Dandenong: The multicultural battle over the dressing code at an Australian swimming pool. www.againstdumb.com 11:46 AM Sep 19th, 2011 via web
  7. Russia's Silicon Valley http://ur.ly/ 6:57 AM Sep 14th, 2011 via Facebook
  8. The New Yorker on earlier sexual revolutions http://ur.ly/ 5:01 AM Sep 14th, 2011 via Facebook
  9. Mother of 7/7 bombing (the 2005 al-Qaeda attack on the London Underground) sues Newscorp http://ur.ly/ 6:18 PM Sep 13th, 2011 via Facebook
  10. The anonymous British library paper sculptor http://ur.ly/ 6:13 PM Sep 13th, 2011 via Facebook
  11. Taylor Branch: The shame of college sports http://ur.ly/ 10:22 AM Sep 13th, 2011 via Facebook
  12. Magical thinking at the Tea Party/CNN GOP debate http://ur.ly/ 7:29 AM Sep 13th, 2011 via Facebook
  13. Novack Djokovic wins U.S. Open; near-perfect season continues http://ur.ly/ 7:24 AM Sep 13th, 2011 via Facebook
  14. More than 100 killed in Kenyan pipeline fire http://ur.ly/ 7:45 PM Sep 12th, 2011 via Facebook
  15. Toxic trash: the burn pits of Iraq and Afghanistan http://ur.ly/ 7:09 PM Sep 12th, 2011 via Facebook
  16. China's Tibetan theme park (without Tibetans) http://ur.ly/ 11:30 AM Sep 12th, 2011 via Facebook
  17. The secret history of the unemployed in America http://ur.ly/ 9:11 AM Sep 12th, 2011 via Facebook
  18. The 9/11 museum http://ur.ly/ 7:22 AM Sep 12th, 2011 via Facebook
  19. The New Yorker: Who murdered Muhammad Shafiq, the reporter who exposed Pakistan's secrets http://ur.ly/ 7:20 AM Sep 12th, 2011 via Facebook
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