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Weekend Music Thread – Lights, Camera, Action!

Music Thread AdLib - February 25, 2012 54

With the Academy Awards coming up on Sunday, this weekend's theme is music from movies. Share your favorite songs and soundtracks from movies past and present or even clips of your favorite movie scenes.

Vox Populi – 2-24-2012

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The Daily Planet, Vol. 212

News & Politics Chernynkaya - February 20, 2012 15

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, February 20, 2012

Weekend Music Thread – Wish You Were Here

Music Thread AdLib - February 18, 2012 57

This week's music thread is dedicated to celebrating those we miss, whether because time has separated us or time has made it hard to see them as much as we wish we could.

Vox Populi – 2-17-2012

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The Daily Planet, Vol. 211

News & Politics Chernynkaya - February 16, 2012 26

News and opinion from around US-opolis for 2012

The Daily Planet, Vol. 210

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - February 16, 2012 18

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, February 16, 2012

The Daily Planet, Vol. 208

News & Politics Chernynkaya - February 14, 2012 7

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Daily Planet, Vol. 207

News & Politics Chernynkaya - February 13, 2012 18

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, February 13, 2012

Weekend Music Thread – Baby, Baby

Music Thread AdLib - February 11, 2012 64

Since this week's hot button issue was contraception, we "conceived" a theme for this week's music thread to be about "baby"s and sex.

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