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Hail the superhero
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 23/01/2012
» Comic strip artists and writers of thrillers have the same idea _ creating a character that can defeat evil single-handedly. The drawback is that when actual evil people come on stage, it requires the army, navy and marines to take them down. During WWII, I was one of millions of kids disillusioned that Superman didn't make short shrift of Hitler.
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The naked Proof
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 25/01/2012
» Of late, there's been a fair share of diverse, interesting international bands playing Bangkok, rather than the usual stadium acts or veteran performers who are on their last world tour... for the 10th time. The Naked and Famous were the latest in line to fulfil the wet dreams of all hipsters when they rolled into town last week.
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Murder in a small town
Life, Published on 02/03/2012
» Neighbours mysteriously disappear only to be later found murdered by someone everyone in the locality knew. Nightmare Next Door, a new series on the Discovery Channel, reveals shocking stories from tightly knit communities across the US.
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Frozen in time
Life, Chomwan Weeraworawit, Published on 25/04/2012
» Sometimes there is something about photographs that, from a distance, make them look like paintings. So much so that they pull you in to look closer to verify that these frames are the capturing of light and shadow in a moment and not the work of fine brush strokes and prudent paints. That's exactly what Ti Foster's Pictures looks like.
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Researchers find clues to a universal flu vaccine
News, Published on 10/05/2012
» MONTREALCanadian researchers have found more clues that may help lead to the creation of a universal vaccine against the seasonal flu, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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Sickness, phantoms, and DOG-umenta
Life, Published on 13/06/2012
» As if in the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea, the kiss of art has transformed the German town of Kassel into a living being. The dOCUMENTA (13) exhibition, orchestrated by director Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, opened on June 9 and marked a return of the intellectually challenging festival that is a beacon of contemporary art which takes place once every five years.
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From beyond the grave
Life, Published on 14/06/2012
» This month, Discovery Channel recounts stories of murders that are both chilling and heartbreaking, through the thoughts and voices from beyond the grave in Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets. Narrated in first person by the all-knowing victim, the brand new true crime series reveals murders from the point of view of the person who was killed, offering speculation about what happened and allowing viewers to piece together the mystery based on clues from investigators, family and friends as each story unfolds.
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Maroon 5 up to the same old mick
B Magazine, Published on 15/07/2012
» On their fourth studio effort, 'Overexposed', the American alt-rock group tried to keep the momentum from their global hit 'Moves Like Jagger' going, but the result is an overproduced record that does not put them at the top of pop
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Gabo revisited
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/07/2012
» On the last page of Gerald Martin's excellent biography of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the biographer recounts a conversation he had with his subject after a function in the Columbian city of Cartagena in 2007. Marquez, or Gabo to his friends, had given a speech to the guests that also included Carlos Fuentes and Bill Clinton. Gabo, then 80, already old and weak, talked about his years of living in poverty with his wife and how _ because he hardly had any money _ he could mail only half the manuscript of One Hundred Years Of Solitude to the publisher when he completed it.
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A Roman bladewielder
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 06/08/2012
» There are anomalies about the ancient world that defy explanation. Such as why Mussolini's efforts in the 20th century to revive the glory that was Rome two millennia before failed. Excuses about poor modern-day equipment don't cut it. Clearly they lacked the requisite vital ingredient of their ancestors. They needed poison gas to subdue the backward Ethiopians.
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