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I've been living in Brooklyn since I was a Zygote. Graduating from College May 18th! Anyone want to hire me? Possibly in California? eh? eh?

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Why are cyclists at the Tour de France still doping?

Sports – By the time the 2007 Tour de France hobbles down the Champs. This Sunday, the event will be drastically reduced in field size, star power and honor. Two whole teams and several prominent cyclists have withdrawn for anti-doping violations, among them the race-leading Michael Rasmussen and the prerace favorite, Alexandre Vinokourov.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 10:08pm

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The Simpsons' Eco-Record

Popular Videos – slate.com takes a look at both 'The Simpsons' film and series take on environmentalism and the middle ground path the creators have seem to take with the issue mocking both sides of the debate.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 10:07pm

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What movies get right and wrong about chefs and cooking.

Movies – Do you like to watch? Cooking, that is? While the chef has been a popular figure in film for decades, our current fascination with food television and celebrity chefs has made us hungrier for accurate representations of the professional kitchen.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 10:03pm

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Interview With Sheryl Swoopes

Gay & Lesbian – Almost two years after Sheryl Swoopes came out, no other active WNBA players have followed her lead and come out. AfterEllen.com recently talked to Swoopes from the bench about her plans to open a sports bar; the lack of women coaches in the WNBA; the sacrifices her partner, Alisa Scott, has had to make since Swoopes came out...and more.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 10:00pm

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No pampering, just paddling

Women – Girlie getaways needn't be all spas and shopping. Gemma Bowes took to the Canadian lakes on a women-only wilderness adventure.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 09:57pm

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Laila Robins - Shakespeare in the Park

Women – DESPITE a distinguished career onstage and on screens both big and small, Laila Robins remains an under-the-radar actress, the kind whom fans of "Law & Order" and "Sex and the City" most likely recognize by face, not name. "Often I play, especially on television, a lot of smart lawyer people and cerebral types," sh

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 09:55pm

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For Lopez, the drama stays on the screen

Movies – Five and a half years ago, Jennifer Lopez read a script about the meteoric rise and even more spectacular fall of Puerto Rican salsa legend Hector Lavoe. She had just one person in mind to play the volatile, drug-addled lead: a slim Latino singer named Marc Anthony.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 09:51pm

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Jordana Spiro is a good sport on TBS

Television – Fans of last winter's sleeper hit comedy "My Boys" on TBS may be disappointed to learn that star Jordana Spiro didn't just show up to the set knowing the batting average of every Chicago Cubs player. Spiro, who plays PJ Franklin, a single twentysomething sports reporter whose closest pals are of the male persuasion, had to do her homework

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 09:50pm

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Pathways of women's empowerment

Women – The dominant thinking about women and development has become mired in a progressive-sounding orthodoxy that fails to engage with the realities of women's experience and aspirations around the world. The journey beyond "development-lite" is also the search for a new democracy, argues Andrea Cornwall.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 09:48pm

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Women's Rights Entrenched in Sierra Leone

Women – Last month, Sierra Leone's parliament enacted three laws that give women unprecedented rights. "We have new rights relating to women's rights for marriage, domestic violence and laws that protect women from all kinds of psychological, economic and emotional abuseââ;¬Â¦."

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 09:47pm

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Grans not grandpas 'extend life'

Science – Grans surviving beyond the menopause appeared to increase the likelihood that their own children went on to have children, a Sheffield team found. Yet grandfathers had very little influence on their offspring's reproductive success, Proceedings of the Royal Society B reports.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 09:46pm

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When Is a Child Too Old to Breast-Feed?

Family – Many people see breast-feeding as a natural and loving part of motherhood. So, while there may be disagreements about the proper places to nurse, there is little disagreement about its benefits to infants. But, not everyone would agree with how O'Connor nurses her children. She has nursed beyond the one-year mark.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 09:45pm

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Handmade Alabama Quilts Find Fame and Controversy

Women – The story line -- poor, uneducated black women swindled by "scheming Atlanta businessmen," as one newspaper article called the Arnetts -- was juicy enough to be front-page news in the South. The reality, though, is more nuanced. The vast majority of the quilters remain satisfied with the Arnetts.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 09:40pm

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Sometimes Mothers Can Do No Right

Women – On Tuesday morning, just hours after Lindsay Lohan was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended license, the typically vituperative posts showed up on celebrity gossip Web sites like TMZ. Dina Lohan, Lindsay's mother, was their target not her father, who has served time in prison.

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Voted for on July 30, 2007 09:36pm

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Good News, Elaine: The Sponge Is Back

Women – If "Seinfeld" were still on the air, Elaine would be overjoyed: her favorite Today Sponge contraceptive is again on sale and is the focus of a new marketing campaign by its new owner, Synova Healthcare Group. Synova has repackaged the contraceptive and is introducing a new advertising campaign and Web site for it.

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