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  The Disincentives to Combat Concussions in Professional Sports

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  Todd Martin Los Angeles Times, Sherdog.com, Wrestlingobserver.com

  May 25, 2011

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  The Disincentives to Combat Concussions in Professional Sports Sports Injuries sports Curator's Note As increased medical research has demonstrated the nature of and dangers related to concussions, sports leagues have moved to protect their players f ...
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  A Chopped State of Mind

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  Megan Kimble Edible Baja Arizona

  June 27, 2013

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  A Chopped State of Mind celebrity chefs Chopped Food Network Curator's Note I watch Food Network at the gym. It’s perverse, I know—a rabbit running after its carrot (or cupcake). I don't have a TV and I'm a food writer, which means not only ...
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  Looking at People Looking at Animals

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  Randy Malamud Georgia State University

  August 19, 2013

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  Looking at People Looking at Animals power I Can Haz Webcam gaze aquariums animals Curator's Note Edward Snowden’s recent revelations about NSA surveillance confirm that we live in an age of panopticonic fantasy. We want to see everything, and we exp ...
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  I Liked the Movie, So What Comic Should I Read?

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  Greg M. Smith Georgia State University

  August 01, 2011

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  I Liked the Movie, So What Comic Should I Read? superheroes comics Comic Books and the Movies comic books Curator's Note When I try to introduce comics to non-comic-readers, I choose what I consider to be fairly straightforward modern comics, and fre ...

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