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Voodoo, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Liam Neeson

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Ray Gustini 790 Views Nov 18, 2011

We respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our jobs easier. But sometimes we have no idea what they're talking about. So after a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorites.

ArtsBeat Blog: Lil' Buck Jooks His Way Through Beijing With Yo-Yo Ma and Meryl Streep http://t.co/43Qzf7Z3Fri Nov 18 22:48:17 via The New York Times


If Streep's not careful, this could split Oscar votes with The Iron Lady. Streep's publicist has to get on the horn with Yo-Yo-Ma and Lil' Buck's publicists and make it clear they only want to be considered in the supporting categories.

These posters warning of the dangers of co-sleeping feature a baby in bed with a knife. Isn't this a little much? | http://t.co/lqgJ1QF7Fri Nov 18 19:20:08 via HootSuite


One man's baby in bed with a knife is another's baby in highchair with noodles over its head. The only difference is, one of them has a concealed weapon.

Why the #debt supercommittee should listen to F. Scott Fitzgerald http://t.co/qKLhP8JeFri Nov 18 17:09:25 via SocialFlow


The man wrote, "A great social success is a pretty girl who plays her cards as if she were plain." Do we have to spell it out?

Pope travels to 'home of voodoo' http://t.co/4wwZgcBxFri Nov 18 09:58:06 via BBC News


The Pope has been sadly misinformed about the rich cultural history of Sheboygan, Wisconsin.


Well why not: he's been in everything else this year.

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