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18 Dec 2009 10:07

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Music: Pitchfork’s album of the year an obvious, expected choice

Jan. 5 Pitchfork puts up a review of Animal Collective’s “Merriweather Post Pavilion.” We put up an article titled “‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’ album of the year? Well, that was fast.”
Dec. 18 Pitchfork names Animal Collective’s “Merriweather Post Pavilion” album of the year, punishing every other band on the list that didn’t get a 9.6 from the site back in January.

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18 Dec 2009 09:57

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Tech: Twitter susceptible to pro-Iranian hackers, say pro-Iranian hackers

Yo, Twitter, not to be critical or anything, but your site is large and powerful enough that it shouldn’t be able to get taken down like this. source

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18 Dec 2009 09:46

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World: Did vandals set it free? Infamous Auschwitz sign stolen

This sign is infamous. It says “arbeit macht frei,” or “work sets you free.” It’s hung up over the Auschwitz memorial. Well, it was until someone stole it in the middle of the night last night. Who did it? Holocaust deniers? Neo-Nazis? A couple of stupid kids looking to cause some trouble? People who hate being reminded of what happened in Auschwitz? Either way, this sign needs to be returned. (Photo by Flickr user Pawel Sawicki) source

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18 Dec 2009 09:31

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Biz: Saab story: GM plans to shut the Swedish automaker down

3,000 people will likely lose their jobs source

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18 Dec 2009 09:26

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Culture: Avatar’s holding its own with the critics, who really like it

82% of critics on Rotten Tomatoes give the movie high marks; it’s weighted on an up-down scale
82% of critics on MetaCritic say it doesn’t suck; it’s weighted towards the reviews themselves

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18 Dec 2009 09:17

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U.S.: Oklahoma could start treating abortions like sex offenders

Because shaming people out of getting abortions is really the right way to go. A court case will be the deciding factor in creating a law in Oklahoma that will put information about abortions in an online database on a Web site. While names won’t be named, those who plan to get the abortions would have to fill out a lengthy questionnaire which asks them why they’re getting the abortions. Some fear that the questions will be detailed enough that they could identify the mothers. State Sen. Todd Lamb is the guy behind this overly invasive legislative crapfest. source

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18 Dec 2009 08:53

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U.S., World: Perhaps Obama should’ve been in Copenhagen longer than a day

We are running short on time. And at this point, the question is whether we will move forward together, or split apart. Whether we prefer posturing to action.
Barack Obama • Trying to set a mood at the Copenhagen climate change summit, which has fallen over on itself in a mess of infighting, criticism and so on and so forth. The Guardian seems to play it off as a terrible speech that promised little, though we’ve seen few places that agree with them so far. In other news, China isn’t offering much of anything either. source

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