popular culture

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• Pocahontas and John Smith

  
  Dummidumbwit's Weblog — Authority: 145
  Pocahontas and John Smith Sedgeford portrait of Pocahontas and her son, Thomas Rolfe Pocahontas saved John Smith Captain John Smith John Smith of Jamestown From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Captain Sir John Smith (c. January 1580–June 21, 1631) ...
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• Saved By Private Property

  
  Transterrestrial Musings — Authority: 149
  As we awake this Thanksgiving, and give thanks for the opportunity to prepare to watch the Lions maintain their tradition of losing another Turkey-day game (unless, gasp, they actually manage to win two in a row?), it’s worth reminding ourselves or learning for the first time that the Pilgrims almost starved as a ...
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• Great News! President Obama and Prime Minister Singh Were Never in Any Danger - Yeah, Lucky Tareq and Michaele Salahi Werent Jihadis!

  
  American Power — Authority: 704
  You cant have a bigger security breach, and if this were a Republican White House the press would be hammering the administration for its near-catastrophic security lapse, but theres almost a breathless fawning over Michaele and Tareq Salahi, who crashed the White House state dinner on Tuesday night. See the New York ...
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• Isosceles Triangulation

  
  A Tangled Rope — Authority: 429
    Isosceles Triangulation is nowadays not often associated with the sport that made him famous. However, throughout most of the civilised world during the Victorian era he was regarded as one of the leading celebrities of the 19 th Century, alongside Darwin, Tennyson, Wilde and ‘mad’ Nigel Widdershins ...
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• AZ governor brings back Christmas

  
  Dean's World — Authority: 526
  Today I’m proud to be a ‘Zonie: PHOENIX _ Gov. Jan Brewer said she isn’t going to play “word games” with holiday decorations in State Capitol’s Executive Tower lobby. “I believe in calling something what it is, and it is a Christmas tree, just as a menorah is a menorah,” the governor said in a ...
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• Thank You Life

  
  Civil Religion — Authority: 537
  Of the many various psychological impulses expressed and addressed through religion, one seems universal.  The acceptance of the sacrifices Life has rendered for our individual existence is foundational to all religions.  Yes, life feeds on itself.  This realization creates the impulse to say thank you to Life.  ...
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• Thanksgiving SUCKS!! (So does America)

  
  Tierra Unica — Authority: 132
  What if Janeane Garofalo came to your place for Thanksgiving dinner?  What if someone like her who expresses extreme left-wing political views all the time came to your Thanksgiving and ruins the dinner party?  What will you do? Well, here is an interesting scenario!  I love the Charlton Heston quote at ...
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• Marking the Tenth International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

  
  Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog — Authority: 433
  As  I wrote about a year ago today , November 25th has been  designated by the United Nations as “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women” since 1999.  The date was selected to “commemorate the lives of the Mirabal sisters,” who were assassinated on November 25, 1960 during the ...
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• Sinking of the Queen of the Pacific

  
  Blog Obispo — Authority: 139
  The narrow gauge Pacific Coast Railroad served San Luis Obispo to Los Olivios and connected to steamer service at Port Harford. Photo courtesy Point San Luis Lighthouse KeepersMay 1, 1888The Queen of the Pacific was in trouble. At at 2:45 a.m. the crew notified Captain E. Andrews the vessel was 15 miles from ...
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• Harlequin Horizons Is No More…Sort Of

  
  Muse Interrupted — Authority: 123
  Harlequin Horizons is now known as DellArte Press. While I haven’t had time to fully explore either the DellArte website or eHarlequin for evidence, apparently there is no longer any mention of Harlequin on the DellArte website, and there is no mention of DellArte on the Harlequin website. Excellent! I haven’t ...
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• I hope Neil Young will remember

  
  Lake Neuron — Authority: 134
  Well, I’m back at work today — I don’t feel good, but I feel better than I did yesterday. One thing I watched from my DVR yesterday was the previous night’s “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” which included what I thought was a brilliant segment: Jimmy’s dead-solid-perfect impression of Neil Young singing ...
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• Annual Rub Your Genitals In a Bowl Of Raspberry Jelly Day

  
  A Tangled Rope — Authority: 429
  This is – as you probably well know by now – Annual Rub Your Genitals In A Bowl Of Raspberry Jelly Day . In the past, we of this proud island race used to be quite keen on displaying our jelly-smeared genitalia to all and sundry as we disported ourselves down the streets in a jolly, slightly drunken, manner that ...
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• Review: 2012

  
  WmWms — Authority: 424
  After an enjoyable Village Pizza , BamaDan and I took in 2012 tonight. (Minor spoilers follow.) Well, it seems those wacky Mayans were onto something.  They said 12/21/12 was it, and guess what?  There are massive solar flares that get the neutrinos in the planet’s core all excited.  They essentially ...
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• The Muppets “Bohemian Rhapsody” Queen Cover [VIDEO]

  
  ipiko — Authority: 156
  Any way you slice it, Queen and The Muppets equal solid gold! Watch The Muppets perform Queen’s rock classic “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
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• Avatar + Interactive Trailer + Twitter = That Shit Is Syck Ass Dope!

  
  Tierra Unica — Authority: 132
  Originally published by Ben Parr on November 24, 2009. "In a few weeks, one of the most anticipated and expensive movies evermade will debut on movie screens across the world: Avatar. The sci-fiepic is making huge buzz for its unparalleled film-making technology,its award-winning director (James Cameron), and its ...
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• Worldwide Release Date - December 18, 2009 - Avatar Trailer!

  
  Tierra Unica — Authority: 132
  From the director of the "Titanic" - The official trailer of James Camerons Avatar!   Release date - December 18, 2009 Worldwide. Screen shot  
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• musicalHilarity; Muppet Bohemian Rhapsody

  
  innerJoeJoe — Authority: 128
  Love this! Later. Posted in Humor & Jokes, Music, Popular Culture, Video
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• Complex Best of 2000s – Top 100 Brands

  
  SMS- Sneaker Coverage You Can Count On — Authority: 149
  In the world that we live in branding is such a part of everyday life and a part of our popular culture. We are surrounded by so many brands everyday as we leave our house, and its important that the brands relate to the consumer. Complex Magazine has done another Top 100 as the series has been floating around the ...
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• Sting claims he once confronted a ghost

  
  Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff) — Authority: 522
  Sting has claimed he once confronted a ghost which wandered into his room at the dead of night. The singer, who famously sang Spirits In The Material World in the 1980s, said wife Trudie Styler also witnessed the figure, standing with a child in the corner of their bedroom. Sting said he also experienced flying ...
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• Scaramouche, can you do the Fandango?

  
  Lake Neuron — Authority: 134
  I realize I’m sick but I didn’t think I was sick enough to hallucinate. However, I could swear my brother sent me an e-mail with a link to the Muppets performing “Bohemian Rhapsody.” That must be some sort of hallucination. Maybe it’s the cold medicine working.
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