I've watched John Ford's 1962 classic, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance many times. It resonates more with each viewing, particularly so in recent years. Liberty premiered in a time when the United States was facing daunting changes on the horizon, internally and externally.
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What we'll miss most about Paula on 'Idol'—her blissful ability to stand up and shake her aging booty to the tuneless stylings of the likes of Sanjaya Malakar then offer him incoherent but kind words of wisdom. Like the drunk aunt at the wedding who made the staid affair a little bit more interesting....
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"I'd rather eat Cup-o-Noodles every day and be proud of the work I'm doing than be eating sushi and embarrassed by my work," Julia Wertz said during the course of our conversation about the business side of being an indie comics creator. How does an independent creator define success?
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Michael Jackson was far from your typical drug abuser, and it feels unfair to make him the reigning poster boy for the celebrity drug overdose, particularly when he's the perfect poster boy for so many other things. Perhaps that’s the most tragic thing about his surprise death by overdose—it was completely unearned.
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Does the presence of chlorine in the swimming pool negate the need for urinary propriety? Is peeing in the pool really that big of a deal?
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Food is usually readily recognizable as being, well, desirable to eat. However, there are some foods that are so objectively nasty on first sight or smell that someone must have been truly desperate to try it in the first place.
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Matt Graves contributes the inaugural photo gallery for Osmosis Online with a water-centric lineup.
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Love them or hate them, McDonald's promotions worm their way into the consumer consciousness in a way that other corporations can't come close to. Even the spectacular failures, like McDLT, are never forgotten. The point: not much from the Arches is forgettable. However, its latest promotion earns that rare distinction.
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I'd really like to know. Any ornithologists out there
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