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bei-cha-ching 2008
nbc's not getting any of my gold
by russ carr
television
8.20.08
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The Olympics! On NBC!
Amazing how one network is willing to blackmail a nation for nearly three weeks. You want to watch the Summer Games?
Fine, but it'll cost ya.
NBC -- the old fashioned, proud as a peacock, over-the-airwaves variety only offered viewers the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Of the 27 competitive divisions, many of which offered multiple events, NBC gave most of its time over to women's beach volleyball, women's gymnastics, and men's swimming.
Sure, these events are by and large the most popular. Michael Phelps was a shoo-in to break all kinds of records in the pool. Women's gymnastics served up the tense rivalry between Team USA and a Beijing daycare center. And, of course, women's beach volleyball has ... read on
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easy street: missing life in a small town
by erik lars myers
pop culture
8.15.08
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Just a few weeks ago, I went back to the town where I grew up. I don't have a good reason to be there anymore. My parents divorced years ago and sold the house that I would consider my childhood home. I never really had very many close friends in high school so it's not a "go ...
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hot, bothered, and wanting more: a firsthand account of a first-time lap dance
by alex b
writing
8.13.08
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Happy Birthday to you. Your friends have been saying that to you all night. They said it at the restaurant, and said so at the bar. Next thing you know, they're attempting to make themselves heard over the loud, thumping house beats you're all jamming to in the strip club...
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grounded again: when sports karma goes wrong
by michelle von euw
sports : 8.11.08
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As I sit toward the back of an uncomfortably warm airplane, surrounded by strangers as we not-so-patiently wait through the latest delay in an evening full of them, all I can think...
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comic relief: my pop culture blind spot
by mike julianelle
pop culture : 8.6.08
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Like everyone else I know, I've seen The Dark Knight. But it took me a while. For such a big release I'm typically there the first weekend, if not opening night. B...
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vampires among us: marketing to the pop culture moment
by jael mchenry
television : 8.4.08
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Hey, did you know vampires are real? See, this Japanese company invented this synthetic blood, and it's being sold as a beverage, so vampires can drink that instead of attack...
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way metal: i get it now
by joe procopio
music : 8.1.08
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Oh. Really? Wait... OH! OK. You know, this kind of thing isn't supposed to happen to me. I pride myself on being at the forefront of pop-culture. Now, I'll be the firs...
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the humility of despair: inertia you can count on
by dan gonzalez
news : 7.30.08
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Thank you, good people of America. It's been a contentious time for us all, and there are many who have doubted the irredeemable nature of our people. But we have proven tha...
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it’s not easy being green: the honorable task of supporting the environment
by tracey kelley
humor : 7.28.08
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You’ll be happy to know this column was written on a computer powered by my foot pedal electricity generator, while I drank water from my backyard artesian well. This room, like al...
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constructing the underdog, part vii: mortgages: why should the government help people who can't afford the houses they bought?
by jeffrey d. walker
news : 7.25.08
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This article is part of a series intended to foster open discussions on the issues as we get set to elect the next President of the United States. See more info about the concep...
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columnus interruptus: hey, russ, ya got a minute?
by russ carr
writing : 7.23.08
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Monday My mom, nurturing soul that she is, nearly always passes along something for me to read when we get together. Sometimes it's a book, but more often than not it&#...
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every step you take: the latest in stalking technology
by erik lars myers
tech : 7.21.08
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Unless you've been under a rock for the past 10 years, you've probably heard of this series of tubes called the Internet. Chances are (unless you have particularly thoug...
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I could have sworn I watched badminton on MSNBC he other day/night/whatever. I'd never watched badminton before and it was just amazing to me ho...
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Leave it to the Republican machine to protest anything that has a remote stretch of imagination....
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