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The Slice archive for Jan. 24, 2013

THURSDAY, JAN. 24, 2013



Sports Illustrated dated Jan. 24, 1977

www.sportsillustrated.cnn.com There's a temptation to look at this and think "Boy, those swimsuit covers used to be pretty modest." But I would remind you that, earlier in the 1970s, there were a couple of Cheryl Tiegs covers that could be described in many ways, "modest"…

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Seeing Joe makes you want to say what?

www.heartbreakingcards.com A) "Pound that Bud." B) "Smoke 'em inside." C) "F***s***." D) "S***f***." E) Other. Of course, if you are not familiar with Jim Bouton's "Ball Four", you won't have any idea what I'm talking about. But you should be used to that by now.

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Lingering questions about an old song

Do counties actually track this and designate someone as the official holder of said title? Would you consider ending it all if you got this stuck in your head? (Don't do it! It will pass.) Where would you rank this among revenge songs all-time? So…

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50 years ago on "The Twilight Zone"

Dennis Hopper plays a minor league fascist firebrand in "He's Alive," first airing on Jan. 24, 1963. This is not among my favorite TZ episodes. But the message that hate speech will always appeal to a certain assortment of weak minds certainly hasn't been rendered…

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