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Hardly a TV show goes by without a dip into sexual violence
The Kansas City StarEvil men lurk in the shadows of most television worth watching. Pick up the remote, and you'll soon find a woman being attacked. The choices are limited for those not seeking the very worst of human nature during their leisure time. Most successful...Tags: Sex Crimes, CBS Corp., Battlestar Galactica (tv program), The Office (tv program), Private Practice (tv program)
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Review: 'TransAtlantic' by Colum McCann
Colum McCann's new novel, "TransAtlantic," begins in Newfoundland in 1919. Two British aviators, John Alcock and Arthur "Teddy" Brown, are preparing to attempt a historic feat: the first nonstop transatlantic flight. Veterans of the Great War, Alcock...
Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Republic of Ireland
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Local Voices: South suburbs
Letters to the editor from Orland Park, Palos Park, Tinley Park, Frankfort and New Lenox residents. Not sending a message This is in response to "New crackdown on attacks fueled by social media; Organizers will face tougher penalties" (News, May 19)....Tags: Illinois General Assembly, Teachers, Government, Taxation, Wars and Interventions
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INTERVIEW-Norway oil fund may sell out of mines that mistreat workers
Reuters* Fund's ethics council investigating mining sector * Focus is on whether slave-like working conditions * Council also eyeing cattle-ranching, illegal fishing By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, May 29 (Reuters) - Norway's $740-billion sovereign wealth fund,...Tags: Civil Rights, Mining, Work Rules Contract Issues, Employees, Collective Contract
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Track reviews: Kanye West, 'New Slaves,' 'Black Skinhead'
For RedEyeNew Slaves: ***1/2 (out of 4) Black Skinhead: *** (out of 4) Kanye West's face appeared on 66 buildings across the country last Friday to premiere his new song, "New Slaves." Just days earlier, Kanye had endearingly declared himself "not a celebrity" at...Tags: Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Entertainment, Frank Ocean
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Banksy street mural 'Slave Labour' heading for auction... again?
"Slave Labour," a small outdoor mural attributed to the British artist known as Banksy, has had a strange and contested history even by street-art standards. In February, the piece went missing from the wall in London where it was created in 2012,...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, Auction Service, Exit Through the Gift Shop (movie)
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'Game of Thrones' recap: 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair'
The Baltimore SunIt really pains me to admit this, but I’ll confess it anyway: I like Jaime Lannister. Yes, he pushed innocent 7-year-old Bran Stark from a window, paralyzing him. And, yes, he very-grossly has sex with his own sister. And, yes, he’s...Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program)
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A cradle of slavery on the York
When English colonists began settling on the south bank of the York River in the 1630s, enslaved black labor was the exception rather than the rule. African field hands and house servants were not only prohibitively expensive but notoriously hard to...
Tags: Arts and Culture, College of William and Mary, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Yorktown (York, Virginia), Social Issues
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'Game of Thrones' recap: Handless Kingslayer growing a heart
The unlikely bond between Sir Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his former guard Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) continues to blossom in “Game of Thrones” Episode 27, “The Bear and the Maiden Fair.” We see a...
Tags: Game of Thrones (tv program)
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