May Day Gets Off To Wet and Mild Start

Occupy Wall Street’s May Day protests came with promises the city would be “ shut down ” and fears of massive traffic disruptions and “militant elements” among the many marches. As of noon, we only received reports of a handful of arrests as protesters converged in Bryant Park where the crowd included protest mimes, truants and a staunchly conservative occupier

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R.E.M. likes Dunedin's lipdub video

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 More than 500 folks took part in the video. DUNEDIN — Since October, business owners and residents around Dunedin planned a massive lip dub video to the R.E.M. song Shiny Happy People , designed to showcase the city's undeniable good-time vibe.

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Auckland's big party weekend

A homemade steamer had Aucklanders running for crayfish at yesterday's Seafood Festival at Wynyard Quarter.It was among several events around the city, including a gathering of buskers and a sailing championship.Anton Howell's…

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CVS: No Birth Control

SPACED CITY CVS: No Birth Control Won’t sell morning-after pill to man By Richard Connelly If you keep a Plan B morning-after pill around for emergencies, sometimes it’s going to get used, which means you’re going to have to go get a new on…

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In Paris, Celebrating London on the Big Screen

London may be less celebrated in film than New York or Paris, but the “London Calling” film festival in Paris aims to highlight the city’s greatest cinematic moments.

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In Transit Blog: In Paris, Celebrating London on the Big Screen

London may be less celebrated in film than New York or Paris, but the “London Calling” film festival in Paris aims to highlight the city’s greatest cinematic moments.

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Norton Presents "Stuff Theatre": A Live, Global Event on Facebook

CULVER CITY, Calif., Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — WHAT: On November 30, Norton will host Stuff Theatre – a live, global event where Facebook users’ pages will be performed by a variety of performance troupes and artists for 24 hours…

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Eight Things Craig Ferguson Learned While Taping His Show in Paris

Craig Ferguson and Kristen Bell in front of the Eiffel Tower. Tonight marks the start of Le Late Late Show Avec Craig Ferguson , a week of Ferguson’s post- Letterman show being taped in Paris.

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‘Quiet cars’ to be offered on all commuter rail lines

Starting today, the MBTA’s “Quiet Car” program will be extended to all 13 of the city’s commuter rail lines.

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On your marks, get set, go for London’s festival of culture

With a year to go, exactly, until the world’s attention focuses on London, the city’s party-planner-in-chief is in bullish, confident mood. Director of the Cultural Olympiad and head honcho of the London 2012 Festival, which starts next Midsummer Day, Ruth Mackenzie is registering a steady tick on her ‘stressometer’ but claims that each new piece of the 2012 arts jigsaw is falling pleasingly …

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