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The Simpsons Supports South Park

Andrew Sullivan tips us to some cartoon-to-cartoon support offered from the Simpsons to South Park, after the latter’s creators received death threats for depicting Mohammed in a bear costume. The Simpsons ran the above message in the opening to last night’s episode.

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You’re Always Running Here And There

According to the Wall Street Journal, the construction of the Second Avenue Subway has sent an avalanche of rats into the streets, cars, and buildings of the Upper East Side. The infestation has left residents of the East 90s along Second Avenue with what they say is the worst rat problem in decades. Things get especially ugly at night, says …

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Giorgio Moroder Turns 70

A reader tipped me that today is three-time Oscar, three-time Grammy winner Giorgio Moroder’s 70th birthday. So in honor of my all-time favorite producer, here’s a bit of his early work from the mid-late 70s. The first clip is a cheesily announced promo clip from Casablanca Records, but it’s worth a look just to see how enormous the early synths …

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Florida Man Accused Of Murdering Daughter’s Girlfriend

A Lakeland, Florida man has been arrested for murdering his daughter’s girlfriend. Friends of the victim say he was angry at her for “leading” his daughter into a lesbian relationship. Jerry Lee Seger, an enraged father who allegedly blamed 24-year-old Courtney Bright for leading his daughter down what he felt was the wrong path – including a three-year lesbian affair …

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Wal-Mart Close To Deal For NYC Store

After years of being blocked from a NYC location due to vigorous opposition by labor unions, Wal-Mart may have finally found a location in Brooklyn that the city cannot fight. The site, which is currently vacant, meets many of the parameters of what Walmart is looking for in a New York City location: an as-of-right location in an outer borough, …

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San Francisco Board Of Supervisors To Consider Arizona Boycott

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting tomorrow to consider “emergency legislation” cutting the city’s ties with Arizona. Supervisor David Campos this morning confirmed that he will tomorrow introduce emergency legislation calling for a San Francisco boycott of Arizona in response to that state’s recently enacted, harsh immigration law. “I feel the city and county of San …

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