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DVDs

Penn & Teller - Bullsh*t: Three Season Pack

[1.Feb.07] :. The show's debunking premise ensures that the argument's conclusion has been determined before the reporting is completed.

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TV

CBS Evening News with Katie Couric

[14.Sep.06] :. Couric asked, "What do you fear most?" Bush said he fears someone will slip into the country and kill Americans. If Couric expected another answer, I'd love to hear it.

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Blog posts

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On spoilers

[23.Jul.07] :. I reviewed Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for the Macleans.ca website today. After some discussion with my editor, we decided to run a spoiler-filled piece. There was a lot of debate...

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Mag Review: Jane

[15.Jun.07] :. What kind of women's magazine skips out on dieting, forgets ab workouts, and leaves makeup by the side of the road? Jane does, and that's exactly why I like it. There are no unrealistic...

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Boys on the Bus #7

[22.May.07] :. Rudy Giuliani’s brief exchange with Ron Paul during the second Republican debate was a convenient change-of-subject for the perceived front-runner, and could be an indication of how the threat...

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Hot Topic: Atheism

[14.May.07] :. When Time magazine published their infamous "Is God dead?" cover story in 1966, editors across the continent learned a valuable lesson: God sells. And controversial stories about God sell...

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The state of the (former Soviet) Union

[9.May.07] :. Almost two decades after the official end of the Cold War, Russia remains a major subject of scrutiny for the Western press. While this journalistic presence invariably means scary and strange things...

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