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Entries by Corinne Purtill from 01/2013

Oscar Picks for the Uninformed

| Posted 01.09.2013
Read More: Marriage, Argo, Magic Mike, Academy Awards, Underpants, Oscars, The Oscars, The Dark Knight Rises, 21 Jump Street, Movies, A Fantastic Fear of Everything, The Five-Year Engagement, News

I have been on the record with my support of McConaughey for the Oscar since I saw this movie. Who else is on deck for this one? Robert De Niro? Philip Seymour Hoffman? That's nice. It's McConaughey's year.

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Courtside at the World Championship of Ping Pong

| Posted 01.19.2013
Read More: Combat Sports, Alexandra Palace, London, Ping Pong, Sky Sports, Beef, Table Tennis, Alternative Sports, London 2012, Olympic Games, Hardhat, Weird Sports, News

Let's get some things straight: Table tennis and ping pong are the same thing, except on specific occasions when they are not. The World Championship of Ping Pong is such an event. Whether that's a good thing depends on who you ask.

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The Subway vs. The Tube: Which Is Better?

| Posted 01.28.2013
Read More: London Tube, Evening Standard, New York Subway, Transport for London, London Underground, Mta, London, Metro, New York, New York City, UK Transport, News

The London Underground system turns 150 years old this month. In honor of this occasion, I'm publishing the results of a five-year independent study of the Tube and its 108-year-old American cousin, the New York City Subway.

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