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Banning Boyhood

Banning Boyhood
I remember Canadian comedienne Elvira Kurt's monologue about how we're so sanitizing childhood that children aren't learning how to be children. Well, lately there's been a ground swell on the topic that what we're really banning is boyhood. Girls can be girls, but boys can't be boys. Maybe everyone should read the Dangerous Book for Boys. I know I want to.

Moneypenny moves on
Lois Maxwell, who played Moneypenny in many of the James Bond movies, has died.

Remember Black & White TV?
You know all those ancient sculptures, David et al, in their shiny white marble? Well ancients preferred color, too. The statues were painted as lifelike as possible, it's just that the paints they used faded.

MIT likes Halo 3, but does Harvard?
Harvard University was founded by John P Harvard. It turns out he was a Halo fan.

FUN FINAL NOTE

One's cute
Chris Leavins, who has been on countless Canadian TV shows, explains the difference between Canadian kittens and American kittens.

— SGP

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Do you Miss America?

Everyone Point at New Zealand and Laugh

Gov't gone wild

Bend it like What's-his-face

Rubber ducky, you're the one!

Just say NO

We're Number 3!

Big Money versus a Stone Age Tribe

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Spelling Bees are for Wussies

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McCain Bombs the Beach Boys

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