| HIGH TECH |
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Talking ATM
Introduced
Can say, “Thank
you,” “Have a
nice day,” and
“Don't
shoot.” |
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| CULTURE |
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“Everything's
Changed,” Says
Pop Culture Expert
“I lost my job, and my boyfriend
moved to Cleveland,” she explains. |
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Political Correctness Under
Fire
Public frustrated at not being able to
make fun of you know who. |
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| PICTURE OF THE WEEK |
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Santa Hires Lookalikes
For First Time
Security reasons cited |
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| TRAVEL |
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Airline Travel Still Down
But airport alcohol sales are up. |
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| ALSO IN THE NEWS . . . |
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Ebola Virus in Gabon
Spreading
Should arrive in Europe, U.S. after
Christmas, kill everybody. |
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| MOVIE
REVIEW |
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"Not
Another Teen Movie"
by Mr. Movie |
| Studios
generally save their best
releases for the holiday
season because of the
proximity to the Academy
Awards, and this year is
no exception. Among the
immediate contenders for
a host of Oscars is Not
Another Teen Movie,
a deft parody of a film
genre known as the teen
gross-out flick. Here the
screenwriters (there are
twelve) have taken the
awkwardness of
adolescence and skewered
it anew, finding fresh
fodder for their rapier
wits. |
| Where once
flatulence alone was
enough to send an
audience into paroxysms
of convulsive giggling,
today's more
demanding audience
expects repetition, if
not a small explosion, to
accompany the
aforementioned gaseous
release. And,
today's audience
expects depth and
profundity when it comes
to the delicate matter of
vomiting. Today's
audience will not be
disappointed in this
movie. |
| If
you're looking for
lightweight, escapist
entertainment that never
goes beneath the surface,
see something else. But,
if you're looking
for an absorbing,
thought-provoking
analysis of youthful
angst in all its gritty
reality, then Not
Another Teen Movie
is the movie for you, and
your parents. |
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