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Photography is Not a Crime - Blint of SFMOMA is an *****!

thomashawk.com — "After purchasing my family membership and visiting the museum today I was forcibly thrown out of the museum by two museum security guards at the direction of the Director of Visitor Relations Simon Blint. My crime? Taking a photograph from the second floor stairs in the SFMOMA's atrium (an area where the SF MOMA's own website explicitly says..."More… (Travel & Places)

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It's Confirmed: This New Drug Really, Seriously Cures Cancer

[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]

telegraph.co.uk — Cancer patients have been left free of the disease after being treated with a new drug which harnesses the power of their own immune cells. Four of 38 patients treated have seen the disease disappear, while five others saw reductions of 50 per cent in their tumours. The drug works by activating the body’s disease fighting T cells.More… (Health)

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College drinking debate: 18 or 21?

chicagotribune.com — College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.More… (Food & Drink)

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How to draw anything (in 1 step)

a.viary.com — I can't imagine a situation where the difference between my life and death depends on my ability to draw a horse, but still, it's haunted me for years.More… (Arts & Culture)

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Graphic Evidence Against Steroid Abuse [PICS]

blog.wired.com — Know anybody who's using steroids and just won't stop, despite all your good advice?Then show them this picture. More… (Health)

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McDonald's Charges More With Less Than A "Full" Cup Of Ice

consumerist.com — I visited this store for the first time. I placed my regular order and when I said "and a Sweet Tea with no ice" I got met with resistance from the cashier and manager.More… (Food & Drink)

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Why 20-Something Guys Won't Grow Up

newsweek.com — Today's 20-something guys are less likely to read a newspaper, attend church, vote for president or believe that people are basically trustworthy, helpful and fair. The percentage of 26-year-olds living with their parents has nearly doubled since 1970.More… (Arts & Culture)

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9 Mind Tricks To Get What You Want

today.msnbc.msn.com — There’s a subtle tactic to make things go your way in your career, love life, and social world. It’s called priming. Research shows that by exposing people to specific words, body language and symbols, they can be affect. Here’s how to use subliminal moves to get an edge. More… (Health)

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The Top 10 Essential Places To Have Sex

playboy.com — Grab your love life by the collar and get out of the bedroom; there's a whole world of cheap thrills and naughty sex out there. So ditch the duvet and work your way through these 10 essential places to have sex before you die.More… (Health)

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Why is the Drinking Age 21?

mentalfloss.com — Presidents of some of the country’s biggest colleges and universities have come out in support of the Amethyst Initiative, which is pushing a proposal to reconsider the national drinking age of 21. The group contends that the current policy hasn’t actually deterred alcohol abuse among college-age students; instead, it’s forced these young peopleMore… (Food & Drink)

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For Most People,College Is a Waste of Time

online.wsj.com — Imagine that America had no system of post-secondary education, and you were a member of a task force assigned to create one from scratch. One of your colleagues submits this proposal.More… (Educational)

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The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have

businessweek.com — Ford's Fiesta ECOnetic gets an astonishing 65 mpg, but the carmaker can't afford to sell it in the U.S.More… (Autos)

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Bartering Sex for Stuff (or Services)

cnn.com — It is the one currency still in use that dates back thousands of years -- sex. Apparently people are willing to trade sex for either goods or favors. A survey finds college students bartering intimacy for a variety of things, including help preparing for a test....More… (Educational)

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Kids can't "go out and play" anymore

boingboing.net — Thirty years ago, the "going out to play" culture coexisted with other culturally sanctioned forms of independence for even very young children: Kids as young as 6 used to walk to school on their own, for instance, or take public buses or -- gulp -- subways. More… (Arts & Culture)

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