Tag: celebrity
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‘Very Fond of Ska Music’: Secrets of Queen Mother’s Record Collection
It is an eclectic – and sometimes eccentric – record collection … But they were all favourites of the Queen Mother, revealed today as the contents of her private music library is made public for the first time.
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Capt. Kirk Wakes Up the Discovery Space Shuttle Crew
At the intersection of science-fiction and science-fact was William Shatner on Monday. As James T. Kirk, the fictional captain of the Starship Enterprise, Shatner voiced the opening credits of the original “Star Trek” TV series and several movies since 1966.
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Obama Declares National State of Emergency Over Libya
Is Obama about to order the military to invade Libya?
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2/17 newspurge: don’t be evil, just be corporate
9/11 updates: 9/11 memorial access will be limited* a response to bill moyers: journalist bashes 9/11 truth, yet still says that facts matter* biowars/envirohealth: US greenhouse gas emissions at lowest levels since 1995* studies link heavy rains, floods to global warming* chevron ordered to pay $9b for ecuador pollution* arkansas cities feel unexplained surge in…
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Scientology Under Attack from Journalists, Celebrities & ex-Members
Scientology has come under a lot of fire in the past year, as the St. Petersburgh Times, CNN and other media outlets – helped along by Anonymous, a kind of WikiLeaks of the organization – have investigated shocking allegations of physical, mental, emotional and financial abuse claims made by former members.
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fbi hunts the 9/11 gang that got away
wikileaks bombshell points to 9/11 stand down from telegraph: The FBI has launched a manhunt for a previously unknown team of men suspected to be part of the 9/11 attacks, the Daily Telegraph can disclose… Secret documents reveal that the three Qatari men conducted surveillance on the targets, provided “support” to the plotters and had…
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1/27 Pop Occulture: Bunkers, Kaboom & Emotional Collapse
Indie film ‘The Sound of My Voice’ portrays documentarians investigating a cult & falling under its sway // ‘The Rite’: 14 Vatican-certified exorcists working in & on US // Gregg Araki & ‘Kaboom’: End of the world? Maybe. First, sex.
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For Hollywood, It Was a Tough 2010 As Spending Continued to Fall
The industry that was supposed to be immune to economic downturns looks like it’s going to have some re-entry problems as the economy begins to recover. Broad swaths of the entertainment business declined in 2010.
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contrived treebomber plot to stampede portland into fbi takeover?
from kurt nimmo: Residents of Portland, Oregon, recently attended a forum on the question of whether the city should rejoin the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. The city withdrew its task force membership five years ago after the Justice Department turned down a city request for oversight over the JTTF. The decision followed revelations in…
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1/6 newspurge: canary in a coalmine
9/11 updates: 11 reasons why the threat from al-qaeda is not real* nfl’s mark stepnoski to match ‘building what?’ donations* audio: susan lindauer, ex-cia asset & imprisoned 9/11 whistleblower* biowars/envirohealth: all the health news for 2011, pre-written for your convenience* 2010 in review: what happened with health freedom* research linking autism, vaccines slammed as ‘elaborate…
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‘Hollywood & The War Machine’
from al-jazeera: War is hell, but for Hollywood it has been a Godsend, providing the perfect dramatic setting against which courageous heroes win the hearts & minds of the movie going public. The Pentagon recognises the power of these celluloid dreams & encourages Hollywood to create heroic myths; to rewrite history to suit its own…
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12/16 Newspurge: Black Magic
Spain researchers to tag human embryos with bar codes // US recruited Nazis more than thought, declassified papers show // Acrobats strip for Pope Benedict xvi, perform topless in Vatican // Vanity Fair on ‘The Quaid Conspiracy’ // Romantic rival held in may slaying of Kent video producer
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12/9 Newspurge: Do You Think You’ve Made the Right Decision This Time?
Obama declares national flu vaccination week dec5-11 // Toronto police arrest 12yr-old boy for refusing vaccination at school // Haiti’s cholera likely from UN troops // Video: UK PM Cameron asked about liking The Smiths
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Scheme to Create a Run On Global Banking System Fails
Ex-soccer star Eric Cantona’s plan for people to withdraw all their money from banks has failed. By the time French banks closed on Tuesday, very few appeared to have followed his call.
