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The Fear Effect
By MICHAEL MONAHAN | Oct. 10, 2003Terrorism. Crime. Pollution. The French. The Middle East. The Arab. The inner-city youth. Your neighbor's dog.
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Kamikaze Takes Over Hallwalls
By MICHAEL MONAHAN | Feb. 24, 2003Walking into Hallwalls Saturday night, it was apparent that this was not likely to be a normal display of artwork.
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"Abortion, Sex and All That Upsets"
By MICHAEL MONAHAN | Jan. 24, 2003"Not every ejaculation deserves a name." -George Carlin.Last year we had a dude at The Spectrum who wrote a column he titled "Feet First." Well, I'm not going to be jumping in feet first today.
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Tip Your Hat to a Stranger
By MICHAEL MONAHAN | Dec. 6, 2002"Don't talk to strangers" is the first thing our parents teach us as we descend upon the world in kindergarten droves.
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Those Infernal Machines
By MICHAEL MONAHAN | Nov. 15, 2002In the year 2048, computers will cause the downfall of the civilized world. We will have become so dependent on them that when they revolt and make martyrs of themselves to teach us a lesson, everything will collapse.
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Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
By MICHAEL MONAHAN | Nov. 1, 2002I remember, back before I was a worldly man, wondering why it was that Palestine and Israel were locked in a violent struggle neither was willing to end.
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North Korea and The Nuclear Factor
By MICHAEL MONAHAN | Oct. 18, 2002Recently, our government released to the press that North Korea has nuclear weapons. They have at most two of the deadly devices, but it is enough to make a big deal about it.
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I'd Like You to Meet a Good Friend of Mine
By MICHAEL MONAHAN | Oct. 4, 2002"Oh you can't miss him Mrs. Chumley, he's a pooka."-Elwood P. DowdBack when I was 10 years old, my mom made me watch this black and white movie one day, and of course, at 10, anything in black and white is terrible.
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The World According to Me
By MICHAEL MONAHAN | Sep. 20, 2002Noelle Bush, daughter of Florida governor Jeb Bush and niece of our esteemed President, has been having some problems.
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The Salmon Mousse
By MICHAEL MONAHAN | Sep. 6, 2002As I write this, one of my best friends is recovering from surgery. His left lung was removed on Tuesday morning in an attempt to remove a cancerous tumor from his chest, and while the operation appears to have been a success, he will no longer be able to live his life to the fullest.He is only 22, a recent graduate of Polytechnic University with a high-paying job in the computer science field.
