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See You In Hell, Ticketmaster Technically the company still exists after a merger, but the brand is being put to bed, in favor of ‘Live Nation Entertainment’. But the government approval of the deal – which combines the nation’s two largest live music/entertainment companies into one monopoly-resembling behemoth – didn’t come without conditions: First, Ticketmaster…
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Kids Prescribed Pot for ADHD I’m going to side with the doctor that calls this “one of the worst ideas of all time.” While I don’t agree with its legal status and the resources burned enforcing its illegality, Oregon doctors prescribing cannabis for ailments that it’s obviously a longshot to fix – especially for high…
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R.Sikoryakfrom Masterpiece Comics [via]
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(Photo by Icon Sports Media) (Photo by Icon Sports Media) Sorry I was out sick yesterday. So please enjoy Song Girl Monday on a Tuesday. Better late than never! (Photo by Icon Sports Media) (Photo by Icon Sports Media)
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What Are the Implications of a Real-Time, Connected President?
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Canada’s Metro to Deliver Location-Specific News with Foursquare Interesting new partnership from up north announced today: Metro will add their location-specific editorial content to the Foursquare service. People who choose to follow Metro on Foursquare will then receive alerts when they’re close to one of those locations. For example, someone close to a restaurant that…
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The New 50 States: What the U.S. might look like if the map were redrawn to make each state equal, population-wise. The latest rally in the ‘electoral college is unfair’ narrative. [via]
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People often ask how I get into the writing frame of mind. To me, it feels like being the night watchman in a museum. My job is to make sure all the doors are locked, and the blinds are pulled, and the lights are out. As a writer, you need to shut out all of…
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Julie BellSeinfeld Wars [via]
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Got $25 million burning a hole in your pocket? Maybe you should take a look at the ClockTower penthouse in Brooklyn.
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Richard Thaler asks the question that could shape our economy for years to come: how many of the currently underwater Americans – especially those in nonrecourse loan states – will choose to walk away? Illustration by David G. Klein, New York Times
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Conservatives, on the other hand, stay mum when it’s a question of one of their own being discovered with his pants around his ankles. Liberals might squawk that it’s just this type of behavior on the part of the family-values party that distinguishes liberal authenticity from conservative fakery, but they miss the larger point. It’s…
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