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		<title>The VTech Learning Sit to Stand Walker Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Davidescu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before really getting into this review I would like to state that it took awhile for my wife and I to even agree on the VTech Learning Sit to Stand Walker as the tool we would use to help our &#8230; <a href="http://unitedstage.com/2012/01/23/the-vtech-learning-sit-to-stand-walker-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=unitedstage.com&amp;blog=13477609&amp;post=681&amp;subd=ustage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mac Wellman&#8217;s Free CUNY MFA</title>
		<link>http://unitedstage.com/2012/01/05/mac-wellmans-free-cuny-mfa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David W. Boles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Playwright Mac Wellman has an interesting idea:  Give CUNY students a tuition-free Master of Fine Arts degree to allow them to study the Arts without going deep into debt. Mac wants these students to learn how they construct the world &#8230; <a href="http://unitedstage.com/2012/01/05/mac-wellmans-free-cuny-mfa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=unitedstage.com&amp;blog=13477609&amp;post=676&amp;subd=ustage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Elvis Costello Does Not Want You to Buy His Album</title>
		<link>http://unitedstage.com/2011/12/19/elvis-costello-does-not-want-you-to-buy-his-album/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Davidescu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally speaking, when a musician puts in dozens of hours of work into writing, practicing, and then laying down the tracks on a new album, they want to do what they can to help push album sales &#8212; if they &#8230; <a href="http://unitedstage.com/2011/12/19/elvis-costello-does-not-want-you-to-buy-his-album/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=unitedstage.com&amp;blog=13477609&amp;post=669&amp;subd=ustage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming a Cruel Aesthetic</title>
		<link>http://unitedstage.com/2011/12/12/overcoming-a-cruel-aesthetic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David W. Boles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, there is no place lower to go than the depths of a tasteless, public, aesthetic parading itself on the paving stones of public discourse as an ingenious iteration of inspiration &#8212; when the idea is really nothing more than &#8230; <a href="http://unitedstage.com/2011/12/12/overcoming-a-cruel-aesthetic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=unitedstage.com&amp;blog=13477609&amp;post=667&amp;subd=ustage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Genesis of Wisdom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David W. Boles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do we become wise?  Is wisdom a gift, or is wisdom something practiced and acquired?  Does wisdom know any age?  Can a five-year-old child ever be wiser than someone who has lived 85 years? We arrive at wisdom by &#8230; <a href="http://unitedstage.com/2011/11/28/the-genesis-of-wisdom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=unitedstage.com&amp;blog=13477609&amp;post=664&amp;subd=ustage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Julie Taymor as The Goat</title>
		<link>http://unitedstage.com/2011/11/21/julie-taymor-as-the-goat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David W. Boles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past, I have written here in The United Stage of America about &#8220;On Not Becoming the Goat&#8221; &#8211; The Goat is usually the least experienced person on the show in an important position and, unfortunately, that usually means the author &#8230; <a href="http://unitedstage.com/2011/11/21/julie-taymor-as-the-goat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=unitedstage.com&amp;blog=13477609&amp;post=661&amp;subd=ustage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Speech Patterns of Psychopaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Davidescu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life, generally speaking, is nothing like the comics or movies when it comes to criminal activity. Whether it is Batman or Spiderman or any other hero, criminals are ultimately fairly traceable and every crime can be solved &#8212; and criminals &#8230; <a href="http://unitedstage.com/2011/11/14/the-speech-patterns-of-psychopaths/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=unitedstage.com&amp;blog=13477609&amp;post=654&amp;subd=ustage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chauncey, the Killer Vampire Kitten</title>
		<link>http://unitedstage.com/2011/10/31/chauncey-the-killer-vampire-kitten/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David W. Boles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chauncey was born into a large cat family. She was different than her brothers and sisters. She had long fangs that always showed &#8212; even when her mouth was closed. Sometimes her fangs glowed in the dark and scared her &#8230; <a href="http://unitedstage.com/2011/10/31/chauncey-the-killer-vampire-kitten/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=unitedstage.com&amp;blog=13477609&amp;post=648&amp;subd=ustage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The 27-Inch Apple Thunderbolt Display Review</title>
		<link>http://unitedstage.com/2011/10/24/the-27-inch-apple-thunderbolt-display-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David W. Boles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you do a lot of work on the web, having a large display can really help you get a lot of work done in a faster fashion.  More screen space means more multi-tasking.  More multi-tasking means you get more &#8230; <a href="http://unitedstage.com/2011/10/24/the-27-inch-apple-thunderbolt-display-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=unitedstage.com&amp;blog=13477609&amp;post=645&amp;subd=ustage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Dedicates the Man in Granite</title>
		<link>http://unitedstage.com/2011/10/17/obama-dedicates-the-man-in-granite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David W. Boles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, President Obama dedicated the dramatic 30-foot high Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial emerging out of granite, and that moment of unveiling was a grand indicator of how far we&#8217;ve come in a short time and oh how so much much &#8230; <a href="http://unitedstage.com/2011/10/17/obama-dedicates-the-man-in-granite/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=unitedstage.com&amp;blog=13477609&amp;post=642&amp;subd=ustage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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