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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Aaron Sorkin’s “Newsroom”

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June 28, 2012
The Newsroom

HBO‘s newest series, Newsroom, which debuted on Sunday, is written and produced by Aaron Sorkin, who also wrote West Wing, Sports Night, and the movie The Social Network. The show is written from an idealist perspective – how the news ought to be and could be in a best of all worlds – rather...
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This Is Your Life!

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June 22, 2012
Sharks

Facebook investors have lost $32 billion since its May 16th IPO, but that money wasn’t lost really; most of it just simply changed hands. The toothless Securities and Exchange Commission, akin to the Nevada Boxing commission, says the following about the crime of the century: “Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said, her...
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Warning: Almonds May Be Dangerous To Your Health!

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June 21, 2012
Emergency Room

I remember it quite clearly. When it hit me, it was as sharp and as sudden as a bullet from a gun.  Just a day before I had noticed that my urine looked a bit amber and now I had this sudden, sharp pain in my flank:  “You fool,” I told myself, “you have...
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“Stand Your Ground” and Other Threats

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June 12, 2012
Gun Violence

Raul Rodriquez, a Houston ex-fire fighter, is now on trial for shooting and killing a neighbor, Kelly Danaher, an elementary school teacher, and wounding two other people with multiple gunshot wounds in May 2010. Rodriquez, disturbed by the noise of Danaher’s party, picked up a flashlight and his gun and went over to complain....
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