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    The Passion of Victoria Osteen

    A flight attendant's smackdown with the wife of mega-preacher Joel Osteen inspires a whole new set of commandments.

    By Rich Connelly

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    A country musician rescues Waylon Jennings' tour bus from the scrap heap.

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    Serrano's Second Movement

    The provocateur who brought you "Piss Christ" pinches off a new concept.

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Laughing Liberally looking for locals

page_laughingliberally.jpgAre you funny in front of crowds? Do you routinely show up a Acme’s open mic night or Balls and can get through a routine without boos or polite clapping? Is your fart joke so much more than a fart joke, with greater—yet still funny— implications surrounding the dominant hegemony? Well, this competition is for you, but time is limited!

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Posted by Jessica Armbruster at August 14, 2008 12:07 PM | Comments (0)

 

An unstoppable triumvirate: International canned beer, gnomes, and swords

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gnome.jpgAre you into international canned beer? How about gnomes? Swords? What about all three of these things together as an artistic statement? Well, have I got the gallery opening party for you!

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Posted by Jessica Armbruster at August 1, 2008 6:40 AM | Comments (0)

 

Introducing: The George W. Bush Sewage Plant?

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The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco has a simple mission: To honor President George W. Bush once he leaves office in a way befitting his legacy. Their brainchild? Renaming the city's Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant after The Decider. If they get their way, the facility will soon be known as the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.

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Posted by Jonathan Kaminsky at June 24, 2008 12:41 PM | Comments (2)

 

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