Modernized version of Alice In Wonderland miniseries coming to TV

io9 - Many Old Friends Fall Through The Looking Glass In New Alice - Alice In Wonderland

The mini-series is being described as "a modern day take" on the Lewis Carroll original, with Alice (Caterina Scorsone) updated to a twentysomething who ends up going down the wrong rabbit hole at the wrong time. The series will debut in December.

Guillermo del Toro on the Future of Film

QA: Hobbit Director Guillermo del Toro on the Future of Film

Possible upcoming films:
The Hobbit
Hellboy III
Drood
Pinocchio
Slaughterhouse-Five
At the Mountains of Madness
Frankenstein
The Witches
Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Doctor Strange

Air Doll movie trailer

io9 - "Air Doll" Trailer: Sex Toy Comes to Life, Dumps Owner - Air doll

Here's the trailer for Japanese art-film director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Air Doll, a lyrical Pygmalion tale that played Cannes last month

Mickey Rourke dressing in style

io9 - First Look At Mickey Rourke's Iron Man 2 Bondage Harness - iron man 2

NDP make history in Nova Scotia

PP 2.0 - Dispatches by Northwestern Lad: Majority History In Nova Scotia

And take note of the mention of the piece in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald by columnist Ralph Surette.

"Being a Tory means never having to say you're sorry for being an asshole"

Hell, Upside Down: John Baird Blurts Out What Stephen Harper's Been Thinking All Along

Top Tory Curses Toronto

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In an unguarded moment, Baird told aides Toronto stood alone in not
meeting the technical criteria for federal cash, yet was complaining
about Ottawa dragging its feet.

"Twenty-seven hundred people got it right. They didn't. That is not a partnership and they're bitching at us," he said.

"They should f--- off."

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Mayor David Miller said Toronto only wants funds to buy 204
streetcars from Bombardier, to be built at a cost of $1.2 billion. The
proposed deal will expire June 27 and will collapse if federal and
provincial money isn't forthcoming by then.

The city said, based on its population, its share of the stimulus announced in January's budget would be about $312 million.

Miller said last night Toronto's proposal fits the federal criteria.

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Councillor Linda Rydholm of Thunder Bay, home of the Bombardier
plant, said the project needs approval. "Our workers need the contract
to continue or start."

Miller said Toronto's bid will help the overall economy in Ontario and create immediate jobs.

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Why Do Conservatives Hate Toronto?

Ridiculous-but-true Sex Myths

6 Ridiculous Sex Myths (That Are Actually True)

Rare Animal Photos from South America

RARE ANIMAL PHOTOS: Giant Armadillo, Bush Dog, More

GDP vs National Debt by Country

National Debt by Country (WORLD MAP)

Pirate Party Wins A Seat at EU Parliament!

Pirate Party wins seat at EU Parliament
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The Pirate Party (PiratPartiet) was set up in Sweden in 2006 to compete
in domestic and European elections and yesterday gained 7.1 percent of
the vote in EU elections winning them a seat in the European Parliament.

From there they will continue to fight for the abolition of the patent system and to strengthen the rights to privacy online.
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The Raitt & MacDonnell tape - Sexy radioactivity...

Raitt 'ready to roll dice' on 'sexy' isotope crisis - Nova Scotia News - TheChronicleHerald.ca

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Ms. MacDonnell said the isotope issue is hard to control, “because it’s confusing to a lot of people.”

“But it’s sexy,” says Ms. Raitt. “Radioactive leaks. Cancer.”

“Nuclear contamination,” says Ms. MacDonnell.

“But it’s only about money,” say Ms. Raitt.

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