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Review: Matthew Barney's River Of Fundament
Matthew Barney premiered his newest work, the 6-hour film River of Fundament on Wednesday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Marc Yearsley
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19 Dead After Hot Balloon Crashes Near Luxor, Egypt
Most victims were "cremated" by a gas explosion on the balloon.
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Jen Chung
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Bus Bombed In Tel Aviv As Clinton Attempts To Broker Middle East Peace Truce
The White House said, "The United States will stand with our Israeli allies, and provide whatever assistance is necessary to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators of this attack."
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Jen Chung
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Stupid Islamaphobic YouTube Video Sparks Stupid Riots In Middle East
Never doubt that one little YouTube video can change the world, no matter how imbecilic.
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John Del Signore
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Ex-Egyptian Leader Hosni Mubarak Sentenced To Life In Prison
Some in the courtroom wanted a tougher sentence, chanting, "We want honesty! Revolution til victory!"
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Jen Chung
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Gropey Egyptian Banker Should Pay $350K For Abusing Maid, Says Judge
A judge says that the Egyptian banker who pleaded guilty to fondling a Pierre Hotel maid last year should pay up $350,000 in damages.
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Garth Johnston
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Top 5 Moments Of Occupy Wall Street
Despite the somewhat shark-jumping designation of "The Protester" as Time Magazine's Person of the Year, it's difficult to imagine something that so thoroughly engulfed the public discourse at the end of 2011 as Occupy Wall Street. Click through to see our top five most salient moments of the movement.
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Christopher Robbins
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Time's 2011 Person Of The Year Is The Protester
Dissent around the world has made Time select "The Protester" as its Person of the Year.
By
Jen Chung
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NYC-Based Journalist Beaten, Sexually Assaulted By Egyptian Riot Police
NYC-based Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy is recovering from a brutal arrest by riot police while she was covering demonstrations near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday night.
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John Del Signore
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Queens Student Accused Of Spying For Israel Released From Egypt
Ilan Grapel, the Queens native who has been held in Egypt since June as an accused Israeli spy, was officially released today.
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Jamie Feldmar
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