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20 Apr 2010 23:49

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Culture: Quick advice to Kal Penn on braving the streets of D.C.

  • first Don’t walk around 15th & S NW by yourself at 1:30 a.m. on a weekday. During the day that area’s OK, but at night … it’s not super-safe.
  • second You should work this robbery at gunpoint subplot into the next Harold and Kumar movie. Just a thought from us at SFB. source
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11 Apr 2009 10:07

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Offbeat, U.S.: Dutch journos can handle war zones, car jackings in Detroit

  • They were doing a report on the city. Reporter Jacqueline Maris, who works for VPRO, The Netherlands’ national public radio, and freelance photographer Daimon Xanthopoulos have been to scary parts of Africa and the Middle East on stories, but they got a Motor City welcome in Detroit when their rental car got jacked at gunpoint last week. The car was recovered later that day. Despite this, they still see positive signs in the city, people making things better, beyond what Maris called “those stupid criminals.” source
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