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Thursday, August 26 1999

Michel Trudeau : Les yeux grands fermés

"Il y a quelques années, L'Amant, de Marguerite Duras, avait été jugé obscène par les douaniers canadiens et estampillé «9899.00.00», comme toute marchandise moralement indigne d'entrer au pays. J'ai voulu savoir où en était rendue la censure. Pour ce faire, j'ai donc entrepris une petite expérience très instructive. Je me suis fait venir du matériel érotique par la poste."

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The American Bankers Association has written a Y2K Sermon

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United States v. Baugh

"A federal appeals court overturned 70 protesters' convictions for demonstrating without a permit Wednesday, saying the government can't make free speech conditional on a promise not to trespass."

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Boom!

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CBC : Montreal exhibit aims to bring teleconferencing to the masses

"It's aimed at peoples' lives, changing something, offering opportunities or trying to understand the kind of world we're moving into."

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Janet Maslin : Who Needs Originality When You Have Synergy?

"We're much too used to serving as walking billboards and, when it comes to pop-cultural synergy, sitting ducks." I had a teacher in CEGEP who used to tear out all the embroidered logos and brand-names from all his clothing. Not surprisingly, he taught a class called "Propaganda".

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