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“With garlic, rosemary and onions, the meaty feast is what you should try when you can enjoy it at a leisurely pace—and not when you know you’ll soon be seated thisclose [sic] in a theater.”

An Encore Performance
Tom Sietsema
Express, The Washington Post
March 28, 2013

“With garlic, rosemary and onions, the meaty feast is what you should try when you can enjoy it at a leisurely pace—and not when you know you’ll soon be seated thisclose [sic] in a theater.”

An Encore Performance
Tom Sietsema
Express, The Washington Post
March 28, 2013

“On the political front, Chavez empowered the poor, making them rightly feel that they mattered in [a] system that had been controlled by the rich”

Chavez empowered the poor, divided a nation
Frida Ghitis
CNN
March 6, 2013
(h/t ES)

“On the political front, Chavez empowered the poor, making them rightly feel that they mattered in [a] system that had been controlled by the rich”

Chavez empowered the poor, divided a nation

Frida Ghitis

CNN

March 6, 2013

(h/t ES)

“‘If you have a well-instrumented population of 100 million Americans, than [sic] it can become trivial to test our predictions,’ Dr. Altman said.”
 
Finding Hidden Side Effects, With Web Search Data  
John Markoff
The New York Times
March 6, 2013

“‘If you have a well-instrumented population of 100 million Americans, than [sic] it can become trivial to test our predictions,’ Dr. Altman said.”

 

Finding Hidden Side Effects, With Web Search Data  

John Markoff

The New York Times

March 6, 2013

“What’s new is all the junk that [has] been injected into our foods and our diet since the end of World War II.”

When Diet Meets Delicious
Mark Bittman
The New York Times, page D1
February 27, 2013

“What’s new is all the junk that [has] been injected into our foods and our diet since the end of World War II.”

When Diet Meets Delicious

Mark Bittman

The New York Times, page D1

February 27, 2013

“Each time, I file a trip reportbecause [sic] of my clearances.”
 
The wrong way to weed out spies
John Hamre
The Washington Post
February 20, 2013

“Each time, I file a trip reportbecause [sic] of my clearances.”

 

The wrong way to weed out spies

John Hamre

The Washington Post

February 20, 2013

“Mandiant discovered several cases in which attackers logged into their Facebook and Twitter accounts to get around China’s firewall that blocks ordinary citizen’s [sic] access, making it easier to track down their real identities.”

Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S.
David E. Sanger, David Barboza, and Nicole Perlroth
The New York Times, page A1
February 19, 2013

“Mandiant discovered several cases in which attackers logged into their Facebook and Twitter accounts to get around China’s firewall that blocks ordinary citizen’s [sic] access, making it easier to track down their real identities.”

Chinese Army Unit Is Seen as Tied to Hacking Against U.S.
David E. Sanger, David Barboza, and Nicole Perlroth
The New York Times, page A1
February 19, 2013

Space Invaders: Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period.

Are you a two-spacer? Uh-oh…

3 months ago
“In fact, at first you don’t taste the chipolte [sic] at all.”
“And If [sic] you aren’t craving spice in your chocolate cookie, simply omit the chipotle”


Gluten-Free Tuesday: Spicy Hot Chocolate Cookies
Elizabeth Barbone
Serious Eats
February 5, 2013

“In fact, at first you don’t taste the chipolte [sic] at all.”

“And If [sic] you aren’t craving spice in your chocolate cookie, simply omit the chipotle”

Gluten-Free Tuesday: Spicy Hot Chocolate Cookies

Elizabeth Barbone

Serious Eats

February 5, 2013

“Balling [sic] her eyes out on the sidewalk about her friends drinking and driving.”

General Question Regarding Confused 20-Something Women
Anonymous
Thought Catalog
January 31, 2013

“Balling [sic] her eyes out on the sidewalk about her friends drinking and driving.”

General Question Regarding Confused 20-Something Women

Anonymous

Thought Catalog

January 31, 2013

“His approach to philanthropy at the university is remarkablyhands-on [sic].” 
 
Bloomberg to Johns Hopkins: Thanks a Billion (Well, $1.1 Billion)
Michael Barbaro
The New York Times, page A1
January 27, 2013

His approach to philanthropy at the university is remarkablyhands-on [sic].” 

 

Bloomberg to Johns Hopkins: Thanks a Billion (Well, $1.1 Billion)

Michael Barbaro

The New York Times, page A1

January 27, 2013