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'Up, Up and Oy Vey!' - Jewish Exponent

4 Dec 2008 at 12:06pm  If your idea of comic books is capes and tights and nefarious villains, then it's time to look again. As comic books and graphic novels have become an increasingly respected literary format in the past few decades, there's been a complementary trend ...

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Ya Hip? - Jewish Exponent

4 Dec 2008 at 12:06pm  Experts agree that being hip is about having an "in" outlook, a certain "with-it" stance that identifies one as cutting-edge, contemporary, "in sync" with the times and even a bit ahead of the popular-culture curve. While the word "hip" is used most ...

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King of the Castle: Ray Stevenson - The Newest Punisher (Newsarama.com via Ya...

4 Dec 2008 at 11:45am  Ray Stevenson, who becomes the third actor to play Marvel's vigilante anti-hero with the release December 5th of Punisher: War Zone, says the thing he admires the most about his character is his honesty.

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Predicto Tops Nielsen Charts for Premium Mobile Services - MarketWatch

4 Dec 2008 at 11:25am 

Predicto Tops Nielsen Charts for Premium Mobile Services
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
In a year which has seen text messaging shape the popular culture and political landscapes, Predicto's service has emerged to take a massive market share of ...


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Sexism and the city - Guardian Unlimited

4 Dec 2008 at 11:01am  The campaign against lap dancing clubs has been incredible. So successful, so soon. It was the convergence of interests from feminists to local government, campaigners for local democracy and MPs of all parties that helped harvest a win: the Queen's ...

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