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Mr. Sandler attempted to ease any discomfort during filming by encouraging his co-stars to gather outside his trailer at an area furnished with tables and lawn chairs, where they would smoke cigars and talk shop during breaks. Inevitably, some heated debates about Mideast politics occurred during these conversations.
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Horses vs. Trains →
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This is how I’ve been feeling the last two weeks. If I could put all of my pals in one room—and if that room had a chroma key effect—this is what I’d say.
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The new Impossible Shapes album, free at eMusic.
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IM Caspian →
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I believe in
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Can a Dead Brand Live Again? →
Times Magazine piece on companies that capitalize on the nostalgia for old products—Brim, Salon Selectives, etc.—by re-introducing them to the marketplace. Good news for you, Rap Musk!
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IM Speed Racer →
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Spotted at eMusic. It’s just one track—which, if you have a 90-download plan, works out to about twenty cents per “God Damn America.”
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