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Major Alexis Casdagli was a POW during World War II. Cross-Stitch Needlework kept him sane during his imprisonment.

His work is a “fine example of grit and determination under pressure”.

„The IT Crowd Special will be on your screens Friday 27th September on Channel 4 at 9pm!“ There you have it. Jump around.

With the show already facing accusations of being backwards and unfunny, Fox’s Dads has adopted the strategy of so many “Proud Redneck” T-shirt wearers and insane clown posses before it—owning the hatred, then letting it flow through its promos. The preview below establishes Dads as a war between “Critics vs. Fans,” people who are paid to form reasoned opinions of things vs. people who are cool, snooty elitists vs. regular folk who were cornered in a parking lot after a screening, then asked to give their opinions to a camera crew with the implication that they might be on the TV. And while those early reviewers may have branded Dads “offensive” and “morally wrong,” these ordinary people “don’t see how you can be offended—you just laugh,” “don’t know what you’re talking about,” and proudly rebuke any assertion of it being “reprehensible” with “This is ...

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The Does the Dog Die? site answers the “most important movie question” by letting you know if a pet was ok, injured, or kicked the bucket in a movie. Their list of movies is already up to 649 titles and lets you “learn the fate of a movie pet without spoiling the rest of the film.”

Do you turn off Old Yeller before the end so you can pretend that he lived a long and happy life? Did a cute pet on a movie poster make you think it would be a fun comedy but it turned out to be a pet-with-a-terminal-illness tearjerker instead? Are you unable to enjoy the human body count in a horror movie because you’re wondering whether the dog’s going to kick the bucket? Have you ever Googled “Does the [dog/cat/horse/Klingon targ] die in [movie title]?”

Old Yeller

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

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Peter Davison has confirmed he's part of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary celebration. While this may well mean the Fifth Doctor will make an appearance in The Day of the Doctor special, unfortunately, that part isn't confirmed — he could just be interviewed or something. On the plus side, though, that protest seems to have worked.

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You know, I'm not really sure this is the sort of thing the government's official petition site was meant to host...

MuckRock News reports that Freedom of Information Act requests faxed to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) started coming back as undeliverable a couple weeks ago. The OSD confirms their fax machine is down, possibly for another few months, because there's no money in their tens of billions of dollars a year budget for a new one, and they can't switch to email as a request method. "The office that oversees the most powerful military in history (not to mention the best-funded) is unable to project when its single fax machine will once again be operational."

This week's surprise breakout game has been Card Hunter, a free-to-play, browser-based (don't stop reading!) mash-up of board game HeroQuest and card game Dominion. The game has plenty of pedigree, and features a fun storyline, which has up-and-coming Game Master Gary dealing with his older brother Melvin, who knows better than anyone else how to play Card Hunter.

The game's servers are currently getting hammered, but put on your +2 cloak of optimism and you may get to try it out.

What's everyone playing?

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WRUP: Hunting Cards, BRB originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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James 'Whitey' Bulger defense: Taxpayers will foot the bill for millions CNN (CNN) -- Even behind bars, James "Whitey" Bulger is causing grief to Massachusetts residents. Court documents released Friday show Bulger's attorneys, J.W. Carney and Hank Brennan, have been approved for more than $2.4 million in costs for ... 'Whitey' Bulger Defense Cost Taxpayers More Than $2.6 MillionWall Street Journal Court filing: Whitey Bulger defense costs total $2.6M through JuneFox News Bulger defense costs total $2.6M through JuneDanbury News Times all 22 news articles »

Ouya's Free the Games Fund, designed to reward successful Kickstarter projects with additional funding in exchange for six months of Ouya exclusivity, has suffered criticism in recent weeks. We're here to get you caught up with a convenient video recap of the events surrounding the program.

• In July, Ouya announced the Free the Games Fund.
• In late August, the first two eligible games met their funding goals: Elementary, My Dear Holmes and Gridiron Thunder.
• Elementary, My Dear Holmes was later suspended by Kickstarter.
• Gridiron Thunder was successfully funded, earning $171,009 from 183 backers.
• Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman responded to the Free the Games Fund controversy, noting the company would not alter the program.
• Indie developers criticized Uhrman's response, with Rose and Time developer Sophie Houlden opting to pull her game from Ouya's store.

Recap: Ouya's Free the Games Fund so far originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Friday afternoon office trip.

Washington Post

John McCain To Write For Pravda TIME Not to be outdone by Putin, Senator John McCain agreed Friday to write a column in a Russian newspaper responding to the Russian president's widely circulated New York Times Op-Ed. The agreement was made after a some investigative matchmaking on ... McCain to write Putin rebuttal for Russian paperTucson Citizen John McCain To Attack Vladimir Putin With Column In PravdaHuffington Post McCain Makes a Run at Michigan, A Wavering Democratic StrongholdWall Street Journal BBC News -Arizona Daily Star all 46 news articles »

That's what a new article in Radio.com claims. Monae's first full-length album was lukewarm on radio, with the song "Tightrope" barely getting much airplay. Monae wants her new album The Electric Lady to get more radio play, but the science-fiction imagery is turning off programmers.

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PHILADELPHIA—Showing reportedly no signs whatsoever of fear, restraint, or apprehension, sources confirmed today bold local graphic designer Dan Perrett was just watching videos on his laptop, with the sound on and everything, during a 1 p.m.

Historical Map: Société des Transports en Commun de la Région Parisienne - Réseau Tramways Banlieue, 1921

Transport in Paris these days is so inextricably linked to the image of the ubiquitous Metro, that it’s very easy to forget that it once had an extensive network of trams spreading far out into the suburbs. Fancy catching a tram from the Louvre to all the way to Versailles along the banks of the Seine? You could back in 1921, when this gorgeous map was produced.

At this time, all the many competing tram and omnibus companies in and around Paris had just been merged into the Société des Transports en Commun de la Région Parisienne (STCRP), in effect, an early predecessor to today’s RATP.

The map itself is simply beautiful, with excellent and intelligent use of a limited colour palette — a range of hatching and stipple effects introduce some subtle, but informational, texture to the map. Even though the route lines are all in red, they’re easy to follow from end to end, thanks to some nice spacing between parallel routes, and helpful but unobtrusive route numbers along the lines. Interestingly, the Metro is not shown at all, but the main railway stations are.

Also shown are the extensive 19th century fortifications around Paris: not only the about-to-be-demolished Thiers Wall (also shown on this 1913 Metro map), but the myriad of forts in the surrounding countryside, like the Fort de l’Est near St. Denis in the picture above.

Our rating: Simply beautiful and stylish: couldn’t be more Parisian if it tried. 5 stars!

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Months after announcing their separation, the former couple have come to a temporary custody agreement over the care of their twins, daughter Cielo and son Cedric -- and it involves separating the siblings by thousands of miles. Talking with the ladies of The View on Friday, Sept. 13, about his bitter battle with Jurica, Tutera explained the terms of their arrangement. "We transferred two embryos into the surrogate: One was biologically mine, my daughter Cielo; one was biologically his, his son," the WE TV star said. "When we were going through the process of divorce, we decided to make sure that I had custody of my daughter, and he had custody of his son."

Having former 49ers great and NFL hall-of-famer Steve Young, a role model for both Mormons and young athletes, speak at the conference is yet another sign of a growing movement among straight Mormons to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender brethren, Hacker said. "That's what changed things: the straight people coming out in support," Affirmation president Randall Hacker said. "For years, LGBT members were alone in fighting for their own. We will have more allies at this conference than ever before."

We like to think of SU&SD as one big family. Sadly, according to GOV.UK that's wrong, and a family needs at least 2 children, 1 drinking problem and (at least) 1 farting dog.

But that wasn't going to stop us from reviewing the year's hottest new family board game! Augustus is simulation of dispatching Roman legions to different corners of the earth for precious points that recently got nominated for a very prestigious German award. Also, Quinns is back with another hot Netrunner tip! Have you heard of Netrunner? It's really good! You should play it.

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When I got up today I put on my exercise clothes, because if I don’t do that early on I know I’ll just stay on the sofa after work eating Ruffles and wasting my time on Tumblr. You know how it goes. And then these awesome geeky workout shirts by Etsy seller Activate Apparel popped up. It’s a sign. A sign that I need all the geeky workout shirts.

Because, honestly, would you rather have boring workout shirts or shirts with references to Mulan, The Lord of the Rings, Legally Blonde, Pokémon, The Hunger Games, and more on them? Yeah. That’s what I thought.

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“The last sound on the worthless earth will be two human beings trying to launch a homemade spaceship and already quarreling about where they are going next.”

- William Faulkner

Reports of bedbugs lurking in book bindings and pages have led some infested libraries to run electric heaters for hours on end.