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Uncle Sam sez throw your TV away
June 17, 2008Used to be that consumer products had something called 'planned obsolescence' built into them; they were designed to wear out and be thrown away (partly explaining our nation's overflowing landfills). Now, it seems, President Bush and...
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Indiana Jones survives!
June 14, 2008Movie REVIEW Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Directed by Steven Spielberg Paramount Pictures, 2008 124 min., Rated PG-13If we hadn’t seen it with our own eyes, my movie buddy and I would...
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Highlights from Cannes Festivals 61st season
June 14, 2008Cannes is a term that has come to represent celebrities, new international films, recognition of actors and actresses and, of course, money and power as represented by the outrageous expenditure of capital in that southern French...
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Whats on – June 21, 2008
June 14, 2008Sheboygan, Wis. May through October Civil Liberties Art Exhibitions at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center May 25–Sept. 7 Vested Interests June 15–October 12 Michelle Pred: (dis)possessions June 29–September 28 Under Surveillance The exhibitions feature garments,...
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Desolation in Myanmar
June 14, 2008In the aftermath of a major natural disaster, the ongoing tragedy that is playing out in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is unnecessary and criminal. The military junta, which had initially withheld relief aid from reaching...
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