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B(if)tek: Big in Hungary?

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B(if)tek: Big in Hungary? Happy Chinese New Year! On 23 January, the world ascends into the mystical Year of the Dragon. According to a Chinese astrology site I selected after throwing digital yarrow stalks into the air several times: “A dragon is a legendary creature. All legendary stories about Chinese[…]

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If Nurse Jackie met Madmen…

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I had this fantasy as I dozed off last night: Episode title: Gas bagging Scene: The Emergency Department of All Saints Hospital, New York (fictional setting of Nurse Jackie). The usual crew are hanging around the nurses station. Zoey (mustering courage): Umm. Jackie? How come we’re a major metropolitan hospital[…]

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The Victorian Greens: Yes We Can!

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America votes “They accuse us of discrimination. Of being against the poor, of being racist. But I say the real problem is ‘soft’ discrimination. Giving welfare, hand-outs to the poor. That’s soft discrimination!” Virginian Christian radio announcer and GOP supporter, Nov 2. My car radio broadcast that comment, as well[…]

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L.A Confidential

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LA Confidential My feel-good at being in the empty row with extra leg-room evaporated like an inhaled mary-jane cigarillo. The doe-eyed dame with the bub was swaying excited-like towards the seat one over from mine. “You got kids”? she asked. This without any invitation to talk from my eyes or[…]

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The Gentle People, featuring Dougee Dimensional

I Feel Almost Normal

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I Feel Almost Normal The last few weeks I have used this blog not to chronicle my American adventures as usual, but to interview people involved in aspects of Australian cultural life I find inspirational. This is because my quick dash back to Australia in December turned into a four[…]

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