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DJ Spooky Tells the Political Tale of Two Poles

Paul D. Miller is no stranger to polar exploration. Here, DJ Spooky poses in Antarctica. Image courtesy of Cape Farewell. This guest post was written by Paul D. Miller, also known as DJ Spooky, as part of the Cape Farewell project . “How can I know what I think till I see what I say?” – E.M. Forster Here in the far North, weather conditions can change rapidly . A crystal clear day can be erased by cumulus, gray fogs drift into bays and fjords a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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DJ Spooky Sets Sail for the Arctic Ocean

DJ Spooky ready to depart for the Arctic. Image courtesy of Cape Farewell. This guest post was written by Paul D. Miller, also known as DJ Spooky, as part of the Cape Farewell project . The explorer Roald Amundsen once said “adventure is just bad planning”—I’m trying to figure out the reverse. Good planning leads to a lot of information, but perhaps not much adventure. I’m with a group of scientists for the next four weeks figuring out some connections between environmental issues, new forms of composition, and an experiment in how sound can be gene… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid Highlights 2:4

Bayern Munich#39;s Nicolas Juellich (L) and Real Madrid#39;s Christiano Ronaldo fight for the ball during their farewell soccer match for former Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer in Munich August 13, 2010. Real Madrid won the Franz Beckenbauer Cup on Friday, beating Bayern Munich 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out at the Allianz Arena in a testimonial for the German World Cup winning veteran. French international Franck Ribery, besieged by problems both on and off the pitch, played 60 minute

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REVIEW: Farewell, the Week’s Other Spy Film, Explores Human Toll of Espionage

Farewell, a cold war drama by the French director Christian Carion, isn’t just a movie set in 1981; in many ways it feels like a movie made in 1981. Unflashy and unpretentious, laid out before us in a modest, slightly grayed-out Eastern Bloc color palette, the picture moves tentatively at first: It slumps into action, rather than springing into it. But scene by scene Carion, working from a true story, builds a spy story that focuses more on the human costs of betraying one’s country than on the political fallout. To put it another way, if one man’s leaking of a few maps and documents can precipitate the downfall of a country, just think what it could do to his family.

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REVIEW: Farewell, the Week’s Other Spy Film, Explores Human Toll of Espionage

Ricky Gervais Bids Steve Carell Adieu from The Office

While NBC hasn’t confirmed that Steve Carell plans to make the next season of The Office his last at Dunder-Mifflin, executive producer Ricky Gervais has wasted no time in offering up his farewell. Said Gervais: “It was expected of me, as executive producer, to persuade him to stay on. With syndication in full swing the more successful the show remains, the more billions we all make. It was tempting, but the truth is, I believe he is doing the right thing. He’s fulfilled his contract and more, and is a huge film star now I’d be lying if I said he should do more. He shouldn’t. He should move on, continue to do great work, and buy a new house every time The Office is repeated somewhere.” That sound you heard was Angela Bromstad throwing her morning latte at the wall. [ NYT /ArtsBeat ]

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American Idol top 5 2010

Siobhan Magnus was the one who lost favor with Idol voters this week. Ryan Seacrest, bidding her farewell, saluted her “independent spirit, laser focus, incredible work ethic” — but her problem was probably her mannerisms, notably the way she’d end a number by throwing back her head and sending out a high note that would have unnerved the Phantom of the Opera. After she performed Shania Twain’s “Any Man of Mine” Tuesday night, Simon had observed that she sounded as if she were giving birth. To

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did Brooks and Dunn break up

Brooks and Dunn launch their farewell tour next week, a week that will begin with the last performance they ever might make together on the Academy of Country Music Awards. CBS airs the 45th annual ceremony Sunday, Apr. 18, and fans can vote for which of their trademark songs Brooks Dunn will perform — from “Brand New Man” to “You#39;re Gonna Miss Me.” Did Brooks and Dunn break up? Not the question one would expect to hear at the water cooler at work in the morning. Especially after hearing

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Brad Paisley’s wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley

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"Dixi et salvavi animam meam": The Letter of Joseph Andrew Stack

What follows is the farewell letter of Joseph Andrew Stack, the man who crashed his plane into an IRS (Internal Revenue Service = Steuerbehör…

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Oprah Screaming Celebrity Names: Her Greatest Hits

Over the past 25 years, Oprah Winfrey, who announced her farewell last week, changed the face of TV, touching the lives of tens of millions of Americans. She also yelled a lot like a deranged lunatic. If you’ve ever seen her show, you know that Oprah cannot merely say a celebrity’s name as if it were a normal word

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