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- Current Gig: English, Journalism
- Current Project: Getting CURRENT to hire me
- Influences/Heroes: Lisa Simpson, Kurt Vonnegut, Jon Stewart, Laura Ling
- Favorite Bands: M.I.A., Sonic Youth, A Tribe Called Quest
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- middle_east commented on A Week in the Field with Vanguard: From Jakarta to Atlanta 2 years ago
I am so excited for this Atlanta story.
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- middle_east commented on Show Me Your Atlanta 3 years ago
ATLANTA! That's me! Props.
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- middle_east commented on Slackers in Pakistan 3 years ago
Awesome. So awesome. Oh, and, Pakistan has a HUGE youth majority, and this is absolutely realistic. Don't take my word for it, watch the pod called "Partying in Pakistan."
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- middle_east commented on NPR execs want their pundits off Fox News 3 years ago
She's smart, confidant, and articulate, and I think she is capable of voicing her logical opinions - even on FOX.
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- middle_east commented on Top 10 News Headlines of 2009 3 years ago
PS - sending this to everyone I know by the way.
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- middle_east commented on Top 10 News Headlines of 2009 3 years ago
Awesome. You're very articulate and chose excellent topics that matter and did not talk about pop culture news, which sucks. I think the interesting thing to note here is that all of these... more
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- middle_east commented on The Economics of Marijuana Reform 3 years ago
Precisely.
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- middle_east commented on Leaked memo details Guantanamo move to Illinois 3 years ago
That picture.
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- middle_east commented on Embedded Outtake: Amanda Palmer On "Useless" Record Labels 3 years ago
Amanda Palmer is wonderful.
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- middle_east commented on Eli Roth, Inglourious Basterd, Takes Over Current 3 years ago
Nice. A good list of B movies I've never heard of.
