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Do Like Don and Seek Comfort In Film

David Cleary | Posted 05.07.2013 | TV
Read More: The Sting, LA Times, Mad Men, Boston Marathon, The Last of the Mohicans, Martin Luther King Jr., Speed, Don Draper, The Long Good Friday, The Ice Storm, TV News
David Cleary

Especially in times of tragedy, films have always provided me the same type of comfort. From the time I can remember, I've always been attracted to narrative depiction.

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On the 'Morality' of Cinematic Action-Movie Massacres

Scott Mendelson | Posted 03.27.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Star Wars, Keanu Reeves, Die Hard, John Woo, Morgan Freeman, Essays, Drop Zone, Gerald Butler, Sandra Bullock, Mission: Impossible II, Violence, Speed, Tom Cruise, James Bond, Entertainment News
Scott Mendelson

Can a certain level or type of violence actually make a popcorn action film less enjoyable and/or null the would-be happy ending? Arguably there should be some kind of proverbial line in the sand when it comes to casual carnage in 'just for fun' action pictures.

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Mean Questions With Harmonious Answers

Colm Mulcahy | Posted 03.20.2013 | Science
Read More: Averages, Rates, Harmonic Mean, Speed, Arithmetic Mean, Science News
Colm Mulcahy

Aodh and Bea each biked half of a 180-kilometer fundraiser race, in that order, as a relay team. His average speed was 36 kilometers per hour, and hers was 20 kilometers per hour. What was their average speed overall?

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FX Splitting Into Two Networks?

Posted 01.17.2013 | TV
Read More: TV Canada, News Corp, Video, Fxx, Fox Soccer Channel, Fx, Fx2, Fx Two Networks, FX Network, Speed, Fx Splitting, Fx Change, Fox, Reality-Free, TV News

FX could become two different channels, one targeting millennials with a comedy focus, according to Broadcasting and Cable. The new report claims ...

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Lucia Graves

Trade Group: Don't Sell 'Bath Salts' At Convenience Store Convention

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 09.20.2012 | Politics
Read More: Meth, Synthetic Marijuana, Video, Ecstasy, Drug Enforcement Administration, Spice, Drug Sales, Drugs, Bath Salts, Speed, Synthetic Drugs, 4 20, 4:20, Nacs, Las Vegas, Cocaine, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Vendors attending the National Association of Convenience Stores' trade show in Las Vegas next month should leave their synthetic drugs ...

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'There's gOLD in Them Thar Hills!'

Harry J. Getzov | Posted 07.14.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Aging, Senior Citizens, Speed, Smell the Roses, Aging Population, Optimism, Slowing Down, Eldercation, Fifty News
Harry J. Getzov

Historically, our culture has placed a premium on attributes like speed, youth and beauty, and such emphasis has subsequently clashed head-on with our images of senior citizens.

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How Fast Can Birds Fly? New Study Shows Speed Limit

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.23.2012 | Science
Read More: Video, Northern Goshawk, Critical Speed, Speed Limit, Raptor, Uav, Speed, Goshawk, Skiing, Mit, Science News

The Northern Goshawk is nature's little speed-demon. It zooms through forests in search of prey, while constantly dodging tree-tops and underbrush. Ho...

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The Speed Butcher Competition At Cochon 555

Josh Ozersky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: NY Restaurants, Competition, What Is Love, Josh Ozersky, Adam Tiberio, Jose Manuel Alarcon, Brady Lowe, Butcher, Haddaway, Dicksons Farmstand Meats, Speed, Pork, Cochon 555, Pig, Home News
Josh Ozersky

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Speeding Through Spain in a New Bugatti

James M. Clash | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Germany, Bugatti Veyron, Ehra-Lessien Test Track, World Land Speed Record, Super Sport, Wolfsburg, Spain, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, Sevilla, Adventure, Danger, Speed, Risk, Automobile Magazine, Travel News
James M. Clash

How I got to set the speed record for journalists.

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How Fast Can John Bil Shuck Oysters

Josh Ozersky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Shuck, Shucking, Ship to Shore, John Bil, Fastest, Oysters, Josh Ozersky, Speed, Fast, Canada, Home News
Josh Ozersky

You're not going to believe this one. When I watched this guy John Bill shuck oysters in this video, even I thought it was in fast motion. It isn't. T...

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Low Double Standards: Review of Dennis Hopper Posthumous Art Opening

Fine Arts LA | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Steve Martin, Dennis Hopper, L.A. Story, Charlie Sheen, Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Blue Velvet, Jane Fonda, Speed, Diane Keaton, Easy Rider, Liv Tyler, Andy Warhol, Mario Bros., Robert Rauschenberg, Ike and Tina Turner, Martin Luther King Jr., Julian Schnabel, Moca, Arts News
Fine Arts LA

At the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, the opening of "Dennis Hopper: Double Standard" felt more like a cinematic tribute to Los Angeles stereotypes than a serious exhibition. 2010-07-20-hopperphoto.jpg

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Moving at the Speed of Life

Deborah Schoeberlein | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Fast-Paced, Speed of Life, Adjusting Speed, The Balanced Life, High Speed, Fast-Paced Life, Speedy Life, Speed, Healthy Living News
Deborah Schoeberlein

Most of us move too fast (and occasionally too slow) much of the time. Sometimes we move quickly by choice, but other times, we move rapidly by habit.

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Toyota Recalls Time When You Were So Happy Together

Rip Empson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Ford Pinto, Chrysler Bankruptcy, Kamikaze, Prius Recall, Chrysler, Gm, Prius, Ford, Eco-Friendly, Speed, Toyota, Toyota Tundra, Toyota Prius, Rendell-Kool-Aid, Toyota Recalls, Japan, Comedy News
Rip Empson

In related news, Felicia Thurgood of New Salem has announced that she will be recalling her 16-year-old son, Derek, who recently failed out of his third high school.

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Modern Man Is A Wimp, According To Anthropologist

Reuters | John Mehaffey | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Neanderthal, Modern Man Speed, Usain Bolt, Modern Man Strength, Prehistoric Man, Manthropology, Modern Man, Olympic Athletes, Australian Aboriginals, Peter Mcallister, Athletes, Books, Strength, Science, Speed, Aborigines, Darwin, Evolution, Home News

Many prehistoric Australian aboriginals could have outrun world 100 and 200 meters record holder Usain Bolt in modern conditions. Any Neanderthal wom...

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