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The Slice archive for Nov. 5, 2011

SATURDAY, NOV. 5, 2011

Back to the future

www.life.com There isn't a fan club or an association of devotees. At least not that I know about. But for some longtime TV watchers, there are few program themes quite so beguiling as old sci-fi stories that depict life in the future -- a future…

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Remember the Fifth of November

If you notice an outbreak of huge bonfires tonight, don't be alarmed. It's not necessarily civil unrest or something to do with zombies and the citywide breakdown of social order. It might just be some transplanted Brits observing Guy Fawkes Night. Although, on second thought,…

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"Oh, Daddy, you're making that up"

www.entertainment-memorabilia.bidstart.com Parents tend to be taken aback the first time one of their kids doubts something they say. But that's been happening for a long time. My father knew Jack Palance during World War II. I believe they were in the same unit being trained…

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Some signs of season heard, not seen

Sometimes our neighbor's cat appears on the front porch as if Scotty beamed her down from the starship Enterprise. One moment you're checking the mailbox or whatever and she's nowhere to be seen. And then, out of thin air, she materializes at your feet. If…

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