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Documentary filmmaker with a background in theatre and writing. Avid non-fiction reader.
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This story has mostly positive ratings. 171 votes / 2 sinks
Propeller Week In Review: May 8, 2008
News – The Bush family took a major drubbing this week from the Propeller community. But there were also lively conversations about the North Carolina primary, Richard Dawson, and the gold-plated triumph of "Iron Man."
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Voted for on May 09, 2008 09:45pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 13 votes / No sinks
Heath Ledger Action Figure in High Demand
Movies – People are desperate to own a little piece of Heath Ledger, in the form of an action figure! A plastic doll of Heath as the Joker in The Dark Knight are selling out all over New York.
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(nypost.com)
Voted for on May 09, 2008 07:52pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 71 votes / 1 sink
NQ:The Week in Photos 05/09
News – A photo, as the saying goes, is worth a thousand words. And the right photo--the revelatory image--can be worth a great deal more. In that spirit, we've put together ten pictures that capture the turbulent events of the past week.
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(newsquake.netscape.com)
Voted for on May 09, 2008 10:43am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 73 votes / 1 sink
Slumping economy: It's a guy thing
Careers & Jobs – From last November through this April, American women aged 20 and up gained nearly 300,000 jobs, according to the household survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, American men lost nearly 700,000 jobs. You might even say American men are in recession, and American women are not.
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(msnbc.msn.com)
Voted for on May 09, 2008 10:43am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 58 votes / No sinks
Microsoft sends out feelers to Facebook: report
News – Microsoft Corp gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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(reuters.com)
Voted for on May 09, 2008 10:43am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 103 votes / 1 sink
US military denies Iraq report of al-Qaida arrest
News – The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city of Mosul. Iraqi authorities had announced Thursday that police commandos captured Abu Ayyub al-Masri in a raid in the northern city of Mosul.
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Voted for on May 09, 2008 10:43am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 122 votes / 2 sinks
Who Are The Superdelegates?
Politics – Barring a huge late turnaround, the deciding votes for the Democratic nomination will come from the approximately 800 "superdelegates," automatically seated and free to vote as they please. Who are these powerful insiders? Why are they there? The story goes back 40 years, to the bloody debacle of the 1968 convention and subsequent loss to Richard Nixon.
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(truthdig.com)
Voted for on May 09, 2008 10:43am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 32 votes / No sinks
Hillary Clinton: The Psycho Ex-Girlfriend of the Democratic Party
Politics – Despite all the math counting her out, Hillary Clinton fervently remains in the race to become the Democratic nominee for president in 2008. She has become the Democratic Party's psycho ex-girlfriend, and she's not going away without a restraining order. [via reddit]
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Voted for on May 08, 2008 10:22am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 22 votes / 2 sinks
The Gospel of Consumption
Shopping – Private cars were relatively scarce in 1919 and horse-drawn conveyances were still common. In residential districts, electric streetlights had not yet replaced many of the old gaslights. And within the home, electricity remained largely a luxury item for the wealthy.
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(orionmagazine.org)
Voted for on May 07, 2008 02:03pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 121 votes / 1 sink
States Get In on the Calls for a Gas Tax Holiday
Money – Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida has been fighting to cut 10 cents from the state's gasoline tax for two weeks in July. Lawmakers in Missouri, New York and Texas have also proposed a summer break from state gas taxes, while candidates for governor in Indiana and North Carolina are sparring over relief ideas of their own.
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(nytimes.com)
Voted for on May 07, 2008 01:47am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 99 votes / 2 sinks
The Worst Movies Adapted From Comic Books
Movies – Unfortunately, there are also those other comics-to-film adaptations that disappoint critics, mainstream audiences and comic book fans alike. These films, whether due to bad writing, inept direction, gross miscasting, or a combination of factors, are often not only bad comic book adaptations, but bad movies in general.
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(comicmix.com)
Voted for on May 07, 2008 01:47am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 81 votes / 2 sinks
Young voters poised to flex voting muscle
Politics – On a spring day warm enough for sunbathing, John Gillard and Josh Hall waited patiently in line at the Indiana University student union to cast their first votes ΓΆβ;¬" Gillard for Barack Obama, Hall for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Voted for on May 07, 2008 01:47am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 118 votes / 1 sink
Twitter Away, Folks
Gadgets & Tech – For Propeller members who wish to explore a speedier method of virtual repartee, there is now Twitter. This microblogging service allows users to report on their lives in minute detail--and we have created a special Propeller feed on the Twitter site.
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(newsquake.netscape.com)
Voted for on May 07, 2008 01:47am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 174 votes / 13 sinks
Obama wins North Carolina primary
Politics – Barack Obama has won the North Carolina presidential primary, but he trails Hillary Rodham Clinton in Indiana. The two states are the last big-delegate prizes left in the long race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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(news.yahoo.com)
Voted for on May 06, 2008 09:47pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 20 votes / No sinks
Colbert wins 'Webby Person of the Year'
Celebrities – Stephen Colbert may have already earned the title of "Greatest Living American" but now he can add "Webby Person of the Year."
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(cnn.com)
Voted for on May 06, 2008 03:10pm
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