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Dancing Queen

Short, short fiction By Anonymous Inside, the packed club, bodies glisten as neon lights flash from the ceiling. Hundreds yell in unison, “All I wanna do is zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zoom,” to the first line of the chorus from Wreckx-n-Effect’s, “Rump Shaker.” Samson, one of the guys in our group, leans toward me. His breath smells like stale wine. “With a June, June,” Samson sings, sounding more like Barry White than a rap group. of the month. has replaced the song’s next line, which should say, ...
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The wonder of tourists traps

The shiny tin man is among the people and things you have to see while you're in San Francisco, even if you've been living here for years. The man in the shiny suit often spoke a bit harshly to the gawkers, telling at least one click-happy woman: "You can't take a picture of me." But mostly, he was just trying to make a dollar by posing with anyone who was brave or curious enough to walk over to him. The thing is that the Tin Man is competing with so many other interesting attractions,...
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Brilliant views in Armagh

Armagh at supper time. Each day, the sunset brings a different view of this quaint and friendly city in Ireland. Shops promptly close before sunset, but the action up above never ends.
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SF’s best Vietnamese sandwich?

By Yumi Wilson Opinion I recently discovered what more than 800 people have talked about on Yelp: a little corner shop near my old reporting job at City Hall serves the best darn Banh mi anyone may ever know. Called Saigon Sandwiches, this place serves the freshest and most tastiest sandwiches you can imagine. Truth be known, I've never had a banh mi, mostly because I couldn't imagine how the sweet, tangy flavors of Vietnamese cooking could go well with French bread. I usually order grilled sh...
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N. Korea seizes fishing boat

In the latest action prompting worldwide attention, North Korea said it is holding four men who were aboard a South Korean fishing boat for illegally entering its waters. South Korea officials are urging North Korea to release the four-man crew. Meanwhile, numerous American journalists, community leaders, and politicians continue to rally for the release of two of their colleagues who have been in custody since March. Just a few weeks ago, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked North Korea...
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