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Rob Long

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All it takes to make a movie is a dream and $67m

May 11, 2013

When a single mother from California won the lottery she knew exactly what she was going to do with the money - make movies!Read article "All it takes to make a movie is a dream and $67m"

Everyone's a critic, but it can be a bruising business

Apr 27, 2013

Parenting is, I have learnt, a competitive and unforgiving business. Read article "Everyone's a critic, but it can be a bruising business"

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FBI kills man suspected of link to Boston Marathon bombings

May 23, 2013

Suspect was being questioned over perceived links to the Boston Marathon bombings and was originally cooperative, but was fatally shot after 'attacking the agent', US media reported.Read article

Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors

May 22, 2013

Rescuers are using sniffer dogs and searchlights to pick through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remain buried.Read article

Latest Comments

And the Oscar for envy goes to that writer guy

Dec 9 , 2012 | 05:19AM GST

thelastminstrel

The world has suffered from the frustrated painter [Hitler], the over inflated actor [J W Booth],and the rejected dancer [ Stalin], OK, I made that one up. But I can't think of a writer that has , directly slaughtered his fellow human beings, indirectly yes, but not first hand. Take what comfort you can from that.

The force that drove Steve Jobs helped all of us to achieve

Aug 27 , 2011 | 12:09AM GST

dregstudios

Jobs is done but left his mark on every corner of wireless technology. It only leaves us asking who won the war between the two titans of modern computer technology? Steve Jobs vs. Bill Gates / Apple vs. Microsoft

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