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Bales guilty in car death

In what is apparently the first case of its kind in Oklahoma, a young man from Avant was convicted Thursday of felony manslaughter in the death of a Barnsdall teen because he had alcohol in his system although it was well under the limit for adults.

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This American Sex Life — Ira Glass, host of public radio’s “This American Life” is a guest sex-adviser on ,” the provocative podcast from author and columnist Dan Savage.

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Derren who? Doug Segal messing with minds in Norfolk

Doug Segal knows what you’re thinking and what’s more he’s about to prove it. The mentalist magic man is heading to Norwich for a show guaranteed to blow your mind.

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Theater Review: “The Elephant Room” at Arena Stage

The Elephant Room , currently playing at Arena Stage , is kind of like the magic show your mom booked for your eighth birthday party – you know, if instead of pulling rabbits out of their hats, the magicians poured milk out of a light bulb, levitated a concrete block, and turned a doll into a bottle of whiskey.

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Mardi Gras comes to El Dorado Hills

Veteran Sonoma Zydeco band Gator Beat stomps into El Dorado Hills for Mardi Gras 2012, the Vision Coalition’s gala fundraiser for healthy, safe, drug-free youth.

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‘Working on cars is a lot like surgery’

Dr. Dave Owens will have more time to tinker with classic cars, play golf and entertain young audiences with magic.

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Digital Distractions Hurt Restaurant Magic

Our art of magic certainly faces its share of challenges these days. But if you’re a restaurant magician, I think the biggest obstacle is getting and keeping the attention of patrons who are glued to their smart phones.

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Mystery and humor mingle in ‘Elephant Room’

There’s magic in all theatre, but usually it’s invisible magic, transforming actors into characters and stages into rooms and landscapes.

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New Chemical Brothers film ‘Don’t Think’ conveys concert experience

Part way through “The Chemical Brothers: Don’t Think,” the concert film featuring the British duo, the camera pans back, revealing 50,000 frenetic fans at the Fujirock Festival in Japan.

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Euro fault lines evident from day one

In the 1990s, the economist Miranda Xafa was at Salomon Brothers in London, watching from a distance as her native Greece prepared to enter the euro.

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