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Very Scary Business Going on at Screen Actors Guild as Chief Negotiator Doug Allen is Ousted
Because the vast majority of my audience is likely not a member of the Screen Actors Guild, I am going to repost a letter from twice-elected Nation President of the guild Allen Rosenberg expressing his outright disdain for the events of the past week that have led to the National Executive Director Doug Allen being…
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2009 Oscar Nominees – Complete List + SAG drops Strike Vote?
After all the haranguing and rhetoric, the ad campaigns and endless comment threads, stories surfaced that SAG has decided to forget the whole vote to authorize a strike thing altogether, citing they didn’t feel they could get the 75% majority they would need to move forward. *Eyebrow raised up into the hairline* WTF? Meanwhile, the…
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Watch and discuss the Presidential Inauguration on TheCulturepin.com
Up to four million people are expected to attend the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama in Washington DC on January 20th, with 25,000 law enforcement officials on the scene. Cellular networks have been pleading with their customers to minimize the use of cell phones during the event, claiming they have already stretched their resources to…
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The Salvation and the Grave Danger of Compact Flourescent Bulbs
Companies once sold nuclear fallout shelters, green-colored Palmolive and even duct tape to protect us from the scourges of humanity and nature (usually humanity). Now the compact florescent bulb is taking center stage as the solution to “oil” and global warming.
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