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    Fifty Shades Of Grey And Other Hype By-Products

    MAY 15, 2012 9:26AM

    By Hippocratic Oaf


    Topics: movies, books, hype, el james, fifty shades of grey

    • Editor's Pick
    • 6 Ratings
    • 1111 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Teach for America

    JULY 20, 2011 3:44PM

    By takingadvice


    Topics: open call, my tiny hipocrisy, student, teacher, education, lie, hype, belive your own hype, future, luck, success

    • 2 Ratings
    • 405 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    I Believe My Own Hype

    MAY 27, 2011 10:49PM

    By takingadvice


    Topics: open call, my tiny hipocrisy, student, teacher, education, lie, hype, belive your own hype, future, luck, success

    • 0 Ratings
    • 184 Views
    • 0 Comments
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    When Leaders Lead

    MARCH 30, 2011 3:59AM

    By Ptaray


    Topics: belief/religion, business, economy, family, environment, gossip, politics, nationalism, opinion, rhetorical comments, hype, propaganda, elections, voting, faith, obama

    • 0 Ratings
    • 513 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A Load of Capra!

    DECEMBER 5, 2010 3:54PM

    By prismguard


    Topics: prof grampy, christmas comes but once a year 1936, cartoon, max and dave fleischer, netscape, ghosts of christmas past, agatha christie, midsomer murders, a christmas carol 1951, charles dickens, alistair sim, 1950s tv, media, the nativity, tweens, b&w movies, bad taste, cult favorite, family movies, family values, socialism, populists, marxism, television opera, amahl and the night vistors, gian carlo menotti, ambrose bierce, incident at owl creek bridge, twilight zone, hype, american banks, 2010 elections, tea party, george bailey, dick cheney, gop, mortgage crisis, lionel barrymore, egotism, flunky angel, depressing, sadism, christmas favorites, christmas tradition, suicide, jimmy stewart, tips on choosing a christmas movie for kids

    • 24 Ratings
    • 481 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    'Tis The Season To Go Bonkers...Or Is It?

    DECEMBER 3, 2010 1:13PM

    By Christine Geery


    Topics: christmas, hype, the real meaning of the season

    • 4 Ratings
    • 391 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    Only Thing We Have To Fear is Lots of Fear of Fear Itself

    OCTOBER 18, 2010 8:47AM

    By Duane Gundrum


    Topics: hype, belongings, sell, buy, buying things, economy, television, tv, crime, politics, business, fear

    • 2 Ratings
    • 487 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Mighty and Strong? The Lonely Polygamist Saves Fiction

    MAY 25, 2010 11:04AM

    By lasomnambule


    Topics: books, the great mormon novel, frontlist, hype, book review

    • 2 Ratings
    • 312 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Recovery Looms Large on the Horizon

    APRIL 15, 2010 1:10PM

    By Ted Zeppelin


    Topics: hype

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 2754 Views
    • 75 Comments
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    The Ballad of Susan Boyle: Has Life Killed the Dream?

    JUNE 1, 2009 8:05AM

    By Lea Lane


    Topics: susan boyle, britain's got talent, diversity, queen elizabeth 2, american idol, les miserables, hype, dreams, realities, breaking news

    • 9 Ratings
    • 904 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    Fauxes and Wolves at the Door

    MAY 3, 2009 1:43AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, news, information, budget, recession, depression, financial meltdown, newspapers, going out of business, hype, hyperbole, stretching the truth, ethics, compromised ethics, ethically compromised, sensationalized, sensationalistic

    • 3 Ratings
    • 1685 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Why I'm Watching Less CNBC

    MARCH 11, 2009 12:13AM

    By Tony Wang


    Topics: cnbc, media, opinion, journalism, facts, hype, bloviating, commentators, bloomber

    • 2 Ratings
    • 420 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Hype Is Our History

    FEBRUARY 4, 2009 9:17AM

    By Kris Broughton


    Topics: politics, stimulus package, president obama, hype, campbell brown, america

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