Blogula Rasa

But running the website soon became a dominant activity in his day, and on June 28, Billmon announced: “Last call.” Whiskey Bar would no longer accept comments.
“You’ve only got so many hours in the day, and like most bloggers, I’ve got a full-time day job, and something had to give,” Billmon said. “In the [...]

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A US-bound flight from Sydney turned back on Tuesday after a note found on board raised fears of a bomb threat, Australia’s government said.
Flight UAL840, carrying 246 passengers and bound for Los Angeles, landed safely back in Sydney airport nearly three hours after take-off.
Okay, that’s interesting. I looked up the flight information in SABRE [...]

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She began participating in discussions on a Web site called “Democracy and Freedom,” which is often at odds with the government. By 2001, she opened her own site, much of it dedicated to literature, but she also published some articles calling for more freedom. As cyberspace became her home, she began to defend what the [...]

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Just don’t do it. Don’t panic, or the air marshals will be forced to smack you silly. And then you’ll end up as an ignominous dupe on the Urban Legends page… even if you are an otherwise smart journalist.
The source said the air marshals on the flight were partially concerned Jacobsen’s actions could have [...]

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Miss Alli has posted her recap for the third installment of “Berlitz Desperanto On The Go” at TWOP. Expect me to pretend to look busy at work for the next 10 minutes as I read it here.

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