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Idaho Republicans Propose Napoleon Dynamite Bill

Shortly after the release of Napoleon Dynamite (2004), two Idaho Republicans, Larry C. Bradford and Max C.

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A Ludacris fan points out a typo...

While serving as editor of anecdotage.com, I got an email from a music fan demanding that I correct an unfortunate typo in an...

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John McCain's drunken sailor speech prompts angry email

While campaigning for the Republican nomination in 2007, John McCain began citing Ronald Reagan's quip comparing government...

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Scott Anderson searches for Finger Eleven on youtube

One day in 2007, Scott Anderson and his bandmates searched for "Finger Eleven" on youtube.com.

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Russian gallery directors appeal after unfair prosecution

In 2005, two art museum directors appealed to the European Court of Human Rights after they were prosecuted when vandals...

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Idealistic parents dress their child in trackpants

"Mr Anderegg [in Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them] tells a funny and moving story of one of his patients, a...

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British governor of New York grapples with his self-worth

The American colonies were not like those in other parts of the

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Sacred cows & the death of Raja Rudra Pratap

Construction of the Raj Mahal, a palace in Orchha in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India, was begun by Raja Rudra Pratap some...

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Le Figaro lauds Bush's foreign-policy experts

American Presidential candidates routinely pledge to reach out to allies and to improve America's image abroad

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Maclean's publisher Ken Whyte meets a group of angry students

One of [Maclean's magazine's] star attractions is Mark Steyn, a columnist who is a sparkling, often side-splittingly funny...

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