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Cinema Smoke Screen

Through most of the 20th Century, movies with characters puffing away on cigarettes helped make smoking a popular, and in some circles, necessary status symbol. In the 1940s’ and 1950s’, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, and scores of other established Hol… Continue reading

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New Orleans Superdome Reopens After Five Years Of Restoration

The once devastated New Orleans Superdome has undergone one of the countries largest stadium restoration projects ever attempted. What was once a symbol of the FEMA’s failure to provide for displaced citizens now stands as an icon of the city’s triumph… Continue reading

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"12th & Delaware" Joins the HBO Summer Documentary Series

June through August, HBO has presented a line up of documentaries, which serves as an alternative to the lightweight fare prevalent during the summer months. Out of seven films, five take on socially relevant themes including the hazards of domestic n… Continue reading

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For the Strength of Rosie the Riveter: Make It in America

Rosie the Riveter defiantly rolls up her blue work shirt to show off a brawny bicep. She’s a symbol of American strength.She worked in a manufacturing job, one of millions that constructed the defense machine that won World War II for the Allies. She s… Continue reading

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Why I Don’t Hate Barbie Anymore

Cleveland hosted the National Barbie Convention this weekend. Who knew there was an entire convention dedicated to this doll? The convention included a Barbie fashion show, advice on how to style your Barbie’s hair, a workshop on knitting for your Ba… Continue reading

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The Shameful Silencing of Protest Outside the British Parliament

At the edge of Parliament Square, Winston Churchill squints – hunched and impervious and marble – over the gothic heart of British democracy. Usually, his only company is the smoggy traffic and snapping tourists. But for the past four months, he has be… Continue reading

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Abandoned Cars and Memories of a Bashing

Dubai’s major English-language paper Gulf News reports today on a phenomenon that plagued Dubai throughout 2009, but now it comes with a new twist. The abandoned car — left to acquire a sand coating in a Dubai parking lot, sometimes with a note from a… Continue reading

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Gold iPad Supreme (PHOTO): The World’s Most Expensive iPad Is Yours For $189,000

For those who find a regular iPad isn’t enough of a status symbol, Stuart Hughes has produced another option: the iPad Supreme, a solid gold and diamond-encrusted iPad.

Hughes, which also brought “elite” individuals the world’s most expensive iPhone, explains the iPad Supreme is

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Tina Fey & Steve Carell On ‘Oprah’ (VIDEO)

Tina Fey and Steve Carell appeared on “Oprah” today to promote their upcoming film “Date Night.” Winfrey started the interview by asking Fey how she feels being labeled “the thinking man’s sex symbol.”

“I’ve heard that,” she said, “and I sort of feel like that’s not really a thing, because I feel like even the thinking man wants Megan Fox and Jessica Simpson. Like, the thinking man’s like: ‘Yeah, get out of here. I see Jessica Simpson.”

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Haiti’s Resurrection: Promoting Human Rights

April 4, 2010

(Port-au-Prince) Today is Easter, an important symbol of rebirth. Christians everywhere rejoice in the victory over death. In Haiti the faithful celebrate in ra-ra bands, processions in the street led by a brass band, often hand-fashioned instruments. Children fly hand-made kites, symbolizing the resurrection and hope.

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