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  Re: A Failure of Imagination: The role of disability in AVATAR

  Alternative Avatars

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  Eric LeMay Ohio University

  Tuesday, August 10, 2010 — 4:36 pm

  differently abled bodies in cinema," you seem to have hope for the possibilities that CGI offers the ... genre.  I'm keen to hear any thoughts you'd be up for sharing about the possible successes of ...
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  The World in Action

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  Mark Gallagher University of Nottingham

  August 11, 2010

  5 comments

  Girl and Tokyo Gore Police. And East and Southeast Asia continue to incubate female action stars. The ...
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  A History of Violence: politics, profits, and the changing face of the WWE

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  David Ray Carter Film Critic

  August 16, 2010

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  A History of Violence: politics, profits, and the changing face of the WWE WWE violence professional wrestling Curator's Note In 2005, the WWE held the “Judgment Day” pay-per-view, of which the main event between John Cena and JBL is considered one o ...
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  Re: A History of Violence: politics, profits, and the changing face of the WWE

  Shane Could Possibly Comment...

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  Bryce McNeil Georgia State University

  Monday, August 16, 2010 — 7:19 pm

  ...on what element of "gets what's coming to him" heat "the Ultimate Fighter" (the Spike! reality-based show) adds to UFC.   One could argue that former WWE performer Brock Lesnar has worked that type of heat better than anyone.  H ...
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  Making the scripted more real? Pro wrestling and Twitter

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  Cory Barker Bradley University

  August 17, 2010

  4 comments

  Making the scripted more real? Pro wrestling and Twitter twitter social media pro wrestling Curator's Note Professional wrestling is not real. Most fans are aware that what they are seeing is pre-scripted and delivered by performers in character. Des ...
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  Re: Making the scripted more real? Pro wrestling and Twitter

  Too Real for Wrestling

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  Shane Toepfer University of North Georgia

  Tuesday, August 17, 2010 — 11:09 pm

  authorship of subsequent tweets from the same account concerning a possible wrestler revolt in TNA and why ...
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  Re: Making the scripted more real? Pro wrestling and Twitter

  Thanks

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  Cory Barker Bradley University

  Wednesday, August 18, 2010 — 10:59 pm

  Thanks for the comments guys, I appreciate it. I am most intrigued by the story possibilities of ... really does open up the story for any number of possibilities. Though I wonder if the WWE and its more ...
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  "The MSG Curtain Call": A Conflation of Front and Backstage in Professional Wrestling

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  Ari Berenstein 411Mania.com

  August 19, 2010

  6 comments

  ceremony. Still, it is in these moments that the audience comes as close as possible to witnessing the ...
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  History Repeats Itself?: How Wrestling Regards Its Performers

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  Bryan Alvarez Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Weekly

  August 20, 2010

  6 comments

  about head injuries, and how there is a possibility that Lou Gherig never even had the disease that was ...
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  Re: "The MSG Curtain Call": A Conflation of Front and Backstage in Professional Wrestling

  Thanks Bryce for the history

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  Ari Berenstein 411Mania.com

  Friday, August 20, 2010 — 6:46 am

  crowds such as that one. As far as generating heat, its interesting to note that it is still possible to ...

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