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		<title>A Timely Book: Gender &amp; Sexuality For Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca DiFabbio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Gender &#38; Sexuality For Beginners, written by Jaimee Garbacik and illustrated by Jeffrey Lewis, was just released to stores worldwide on June 11. For Beginners is a Danbury, Connecticut-based illustrated documentary nonfiction book series that tackles a variety of subjects—from architecture to Plato to Ayn...  <a href="http://themercurial.com/a-timely-book-gender-sexuality-for-beginners/" title="Read A Timely Book: Gender &#038; Sexuality For Beginners">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>In Defense of Luhrmann&#8217;s &#8216;Gatsby&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allie McConnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; So many people have their vintage panties in a twist about the apparent lack of historical accuracy in Baz Luhrmann&#8217;s long-awaited interpretation of The Great Gatsby, the novel every high school student in the United States has read. &#160; F. Scott Fitzgerald&#8217;s novel has been made into...  <a href="http://themercurial.com/in-defense-of-luhrmanns-gatsby/" title="Read In Defense of Luhrmann&#8217;s &#8216;Gatsby&#8217;">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Experience Black-Jewish Spiritual Jazz with the Afro-Semitic Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mercurial Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Connecticut&#8217;s own Afro-Semitic Experience will give its first performance at The Spaceland Ballroom on Saturday, June 22 as part of their Summer 2013 Jazz Souls on Fire tour. Doors open at 7pm and the band comes on at 8. The Spaceland Ballroom is located...  <a href="http://themercurial.com/black-jewish-spiritual-jazz-explorations-at-the-spaceland-ballroom/" title="Read Experience Black-Jewish Spiritual Jazz with the Afro-Semitic Experience">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Word(s) of the Monday: &#8220;surveillance state&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua L. Durkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; surveillance: close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal state: 1 the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time; [in singular] (a state) an agitated or anxious condition. 2 a nation or territory considered as an organized political...  <a href="http://themercurial.com/words-of-the-monday-surveillance-state/" title="Read Word(s) of the Monday: &#8220;surveillance state&#8221;">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Andechs Beer Makes U.S. Debut in New York City</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mercurial Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; New York City beer lovers will get an exclusive taste of Germany’s famed Andechs beers at the Fassanstich (“First Tap”) Party at Zum Schneider, the popular Bavarian biergarten located at 107 Avenue C, on Thursday, June 20 at 6pm. Brewmaster Alexander Reiss will travel from Germany...  <a href="http://themercurial.com/andechs-beer-makes-u-s-debut-in-new-york-city/" title="Read Andechs Beer Makes U.S. Debut in New York City">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Turtles and Roads Are a Deadly Combination</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DEEP</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Connecticut wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DEEP]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is reminding residents to be on the lookout for turtles crossing roads. The months of May and June are the nesting season for many turtles. At this time, egg-bearing aquatic turtles often cross roads in search...  <a href="http://themercurial.com/turtles-and-roads-are-a-deadly-combination/" title="Read Turtles and Roads Are a Deadly Combination">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Former Gov. Rell Lacks Any Credibility to Criticize on Campaign Finance Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bloom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Former Gov. Jodi Rell may very well be looking to be a factor in the race for governor in 2014. She barely engaged the legislature in her six years as governor, choosing “reading days” in Brookfield over the back and forth that takes place...  <a href="http://themercurial.com/former-gov-rell-lacks-any-credibility-to-criticize-on-campaign-finance-reform/" title="Read Former Gov. Rell Lacks Any Credibility to Criticize on Campaign Finance Reform">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Region Seeks Business Input on Economic Strategy</title>
		<link>http://themercurial.com/region-seeks-business-input-on-economic-strategy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mercurial Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; As part of the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), the Western Connecticut Economic Development Alliance (WCEDA) is participating in public outreach meetings.  These include issue-based meetings, focus groups, and a survey to a cross-section of businesses within the region. All of these are...  <a href="http://themercurial.com/region-seeks-business-input-on-economic-strategy/" title="Read Region Seeks Business Input on Economic Strategy">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Show Preview: Boltcutter at The Space</title>
		<link>http://themercurial.com/show-preview-boltcutter-at-the-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Bloom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; If you live in Connecticut and love electronic music, you might want to check out an emerging talent tonight, June 14, at The Space in Hamden.  Boltcutter, real name Riley Bradway, began djing and producing in 2010, and since then has garnered a worldwide...  <a href="http://themercurial.com/show-preview-boltcutter-at-the-space/" title="Read Show Preview: Boltcutter at The Space">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Week on the Information Super Highway: Inner City &#8216;Mean Girls&#8217; &amp; a Jet-Powered Bicycle</title>
		<link>http://themercurial.com/this-week-on-the-information-super-highway-inner-city-mean-girls-a-jet-powered-bicycle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Agius</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[virality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; As some of you may know, having a job where you are stationed in front of a computer all day awards you with plenty of time to surf the internet. Every week, great content becomes popular for a couple of days, only to be quickly replaced...  <a href="http://themercurial.com/this-week-on-the-information-super-highway-inner-city-mean-girls-a-jet-powered-bicycle/" title="Read This Week on the Information Super Highway: Inner City &#8216;Mean Girls&#8217; &#038; a Jet-Powered Bicycle">Read more &#187;</a>]]></description>
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