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Not just sexy Kim Jong-un: 5 times the Onion has fooled foreign media
When the People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, took as straight news The Onion's declaration that stout North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un was 2012's "Sexiest Man Alive," it became the biggest foreign media outlet to be fooled by the satirical American newspaper. But it is not the first. Here are several other foreign news sites that took Onion fiction as newsworthy fact.
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Leap Year: this day in the history of Feb. 29
We don’t mean to state the obvious, but Feb. 29 happens once every four years (usually) – and leap year is here again. That means a whole day's worth of news will tomorrow be added to this date's comparatively small archive.
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2012 movies: 10 to look for
Hollywood's already looking ahead to the movies for this year -- here are 10 of the most anticipated
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In Pictures: Relocating in Haiti
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Gallery: Celebrities giving to Haiti
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Gallery: Celebrities giving to Haiti
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Whale Wars: The aggressive tactics of Sea Shepherd Paul Watson
A collision Tuesday with a Japanese whalers destroyed a $2 million high-tech speedboat operated by Paul Watson and his anti-whaling outfit, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It was probably the costliest collision yet for the group. But Watson has a long roster of mishaps at sea.
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South Park puts spotlight on Paul Watson and his "Whale Wars"
Paul Watson, a self-described "Earth Warrior," is set for another round of Whale Wars against the Japanese fleet as South Park takes aim.
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Sean Penn and Fidel Castro? The actor's top 5 forays into journalism.
The star of "Milk", actor Senn Penn, is in Cuba, reportedly to interview Fidel Castro for Vanity Fair magazine about how the Obama administration has affected the island.
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Ten best films: Biopics and classroom acts score high
The Monitor's critic sorts through what he sat through this year.
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Hollywood in Baghdad: US spy thriller filmed partly in Iraq
The film crew of "Fair Game," a movie based on the Valerie Plame saga that will hit theaters next year, donned flak jackets and went to Baghdad in search of authenticity.
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Review: 'Milk'
Biopic about the first openly gay man to hold a major political office in America is bolstered by Sean Penn's superb performance as Harvey Milk.
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Review: 'What Just Happened'
This satire is a perfect sendup of Hollywood with a marvelous cast, including De Niro in his best performance in years.
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Joe Biden - breakfast. Barack Obama - tax cuts
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Hazy screens: Is Hollywood pushing marijuana?
A raft of films has some observers citing a generational shift among filmmakers.
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Ahead of Super Tuesday, we vote for our favorite candidates for the best election dramas.
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