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The second week Power of Veto was the main story in tonight’s episode . With Laura and Jeff on the block, obviously they are looking to get the hell off of it by winning the Veto and saving themselves. But the swerve was whether or not ..

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Big Brother 11 7/19: A Renegade's Return – Fans Of Reality TV

If you missed Thursday’s episode , never fear, our resident snarky amphibian, MsFroggy, has recapped it brilliantly for you here. After watching the inevitable recap we hear comments from Jordan and Michele that they knew they had the votes, ..

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Big Brother 11 by Trashwire.com » Week 2: New HoH and New Nominations

If this plays out right, Ronnie is going to realize he overplayed his hand in this episode . Since this is Big Brother expect people to get loud and obnoxious or in other words stay tuned for some great television. …

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Great geek debates: “Geek” vs. “Nerd”

The English language has a wonderful capacity for nuance.

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Great geek debates: “Geek” vs. “Nerd”

No, Henry Louis Gates Is Not a ‘Railer,’ a ‘Brawler,’ or a ‘Common Street Walker’

Since Barack Obama weighed in on the arrest of Henry Louis Gates , we thought it was worthwhile to do a close reading of the law and the arrest report to see just how stupid the Cambridge Police Department was. This account is based on the police report, a statement from Gates’ lawyer , interviews by Gates given after the arrest , and a radio interview that the arresting officer gave this morning. The Call At around 12:45 p.m., Lucia Whalen called 911 to report two African American men wearing backpacks attempting to break into a house on Ware St.

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MySpace diatribe brings death threats

Be careful what you write on social networking sites. That’s the recent message from a California appellate court.

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MySpace diatribe brings death threats

Why Your Stadium Sucks: Oriole Park At Camden Yards

This is a weekly feature in which I (and maybe you, too, readers) detail the various reasons for hating your ballpark.

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Fixing The President’s Throwing Motion

As you know, our commander-in-chief took the mound last night and did an excellent impression of a man trying to throw a party balloon. I asked some experts to evaluate Obama’s mechanics and explain just what needed to be fixed. Here’s what it looked like (give or take an acid trip): Says Baseball Prospectus’ Will Carroll : It’s not good but he said he never played ball as a kid.

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Fixing The President’s Throwing Motion

Amazon sends 1984 down the memory hole

I once read a bit of graffiti over the urinal in a low end pub in Oxford that said “they don't sell the beer here, they rent it.” Jaymi and I have both been gaga over the idea of e-books, that it is the words that are important, not the medium that transports them to you. That electronic delivery was greener and better

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Walter Cronkite Dead at 92

Walter Cronkite , a longtime CBS News journalist and trusted anchorman, has passed away, his family said .

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Walter Cronkite Dead at 92