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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

While you were out …

By: Sarah Cohler at 10:18 am

In case you missed it while stuck between the pages of a good book, engaged in a good ole nine-to-fiver, or traveling to a war zone with limited contact with The Economist and the BBC, here are a few highlights to bring you up to speed on recent events:

  • Awwww, Israel has a new friend.
  • The Invention of a real-life Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak
  • Overhead luggage may move during flight. So may United Airline’s seats.
  • Bush had the W. Obama has the O.
  • Aussies suggest eating Kangaroos to save the world. (Anyone else think this environmentalism has gone full circle?)
  • George Orwell rises from the dead and starts to blog.

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Tags: Israel, News in Summary, Wednesday Wrap-Up, absurdity, go green

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Wednesday Wrap-Up: This is What We Got When We Put “Questionable Moral Equivalency” into Google Images

By: Ginia Sweeney at 10:58 pm

The University of Georgia editorial board compares graduation speaker Clarence Thomas to Ahmadinejad’s CU visit.

McDonald’s next move in the war on Starbucks? Louis Vuitton-esque uniforms.

Not much news about a certain anniversary..

Russia becomes a theocracy?

Much as I don’t want to read about this, I guess it’s another good reason to stop spending $6 on an effing cup of froyo.

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Tags: Links, New York City, Wednesday Wrap-Up, nostalgia

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