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| No Fun Allowed: L.A. Beaches Ban Footballs, Frisbees, and Sand Digging
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| ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Has Los Angeles County turned into Sombertown? Earlier this week, according to CBS Los Angeles, the California county passed a 37-page ordinance that prohibits "any person to cast, toss, throw, kick or roll" any object other than a beach ball or volleyball "upon or over any beach" between Memorial Day and Labor Day. |
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| Should glitter bombers get jail time?
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| The Week - A Colorado college student could wind up behind bars for throwing glitter on Mitt Romney. Excessive punishment or a necessary deterrent?Colorado's Tuesday state caucuses were tough on Mitt Romney. Not only did he lose, he was glitter bombed. Colorado authorities this week filed misdemeanor criminal charges against Peter Smith, a 20-year-old college student, for throwing glitter on Romney to protest the Republican presidential candidate's general platform. Though glitter bombers have similarly enhanced Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul — more typically to protest the candidates' position on gay marriage — Smith is the first person criminally charged for the increasingly popular stunt that could, say some medical professionals, lead to scratched corneas or even loss of sight. If convicted, Smith could face up a $1,000 fine and up to six months in prison. Fair punishment? |
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| The Vow: A 'sappy' Notebook knock-off?
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(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| The Week - Certain susceptible women will love it. Their dates, not so much: The Vow is marginally better than it looks, says Kimber Myers at Indie Wire. Still, anyone outside of its target demographic will "find it a painful experience." Tatum's swoonworthy Leo is the personification of "everything that women are told they want in Cosmopolitan": He strums the guitar, proffers flowers, and finds time to maintain washboard abs. Too bad he's saddled with dialogue "straight out of a Sweet Valley High novel." Women who love these types of movies will gobble up The Vow like a Whitman's Sampler. Everyone else: Run."Review: The Vow is for people who like to get Teddy Bears on Valentine's Day" |
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| Greece's austerity deal: Too little too late?
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| The Week - Trying to secure a massive European bailout, Greek leaders finally agree to major job and spending cuts. But European leaders insist that Greece do more |
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| Video pleas from Syria: What is the world waiting for?
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| The Week - Syrian activists call for help from abroad as President Bashar al-Assad's forces continue to bombard rebel neighborhoods in Homs |
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| Is Star Wars: Episode I any better in 3D?
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| The Week - George Lucas is betting that a costly 3D conversion will convince audiences to endure the offensive Jar Jar Binks and tiresome taxation debates anew |
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| The imminent iPad 3 launch: A guide to the rumors
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(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| The Week - In need of a tablet? You might want to wait until next month, when Apple's long-awaited updated gadget is expected to debut |
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| Dan Chaon's 6 favorite collections of terrifying tales
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(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| The Week - The award-winning author admires spooky stories by Edith Wharton, Ray Bradbury, and Joyce Carol Oates |
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| China's economic growing pains
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| The Week - The world's most populous nation is finding that its economic prosperity comes with a price: Inequality, social division, and political unrest |
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| 10 things you need to know today: February 10, 2012
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| The Week - Romney struggles, Giffords' aide announces a run, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion |
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| 'Amasia': The supercontinent of the future?
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| The Week - Hundreds of millions of years in the future, humans will be able to walk from North America to China by foot — at least according to a new theory from Yale |
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| Celebrity tour riders: The 9 most ridiculous demands
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(Fri, 10 Feb 2012)
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| The Week - J. Lo prefers all-white decor, Mary J. Blige demands a fresh toilet seat... and M.I.A. would like 3 young women dancing in full-body burkas, thank you |
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| Lake Vostok: The Antarctic's 15-million-year-old time capsule
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| The Week - After 20 years of drilling, Russian scientists finally reach an ancient lake buried underneath 2 miles of ice. Was it worth the wait? |
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| Good day, bad day: February 9, 2012
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| The Week - Oppressed Chinese workers find supporters, while L.A. frisbee fans get no love — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle |
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| The Steve Jobs FBI dossier: 5 surprises
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(Thu, 09 Feb 2012)
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| The Week - The late Apple co-founder earned poor grades in high school, and that's just the beginning of what's in his just-released file |
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