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Study: Man’s Best Friend Is Also a Mind Reader

A recent Learning & Behavior study indicates that canines may have an innate ability to sense our mental states.

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Book? Box Office? Broadway-Bound? ‘Big Fish’ Hits All Three

Big Fish, the Tim Burton film based on Daniel Wallace’s 1998 novel of the same name, will make its musical debut on Broadway in spring 2012.

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Catfight: Man Plans to Battle Lion in an Effort to Boost Egypt’s Tourist Industry

Forget bullfighting. In the animal entertainment sector, lion fighting is the hot new commodity.

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Reading While Eating for June 10: Gender Roles

Today’s links bring you stories that reverse, reinforce and question traditional gender stereotypes.

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#Alicesbucketlist: 15-Year-Old With Terminal Cancer Trends on Twitter

When Alice Pyne created a blog to post her bucket list, she had no idea that people all over the world soon would know what she wants to do before she dies. The 15-year-old Brit who suffers from terminal Hodgkin’s Lymphoma penned her first entry Monday, and just a few days later #alicesbucketlist was a [...]

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Dynamic Duo: Rebbeca Black and Katy Perry Get Down ‘Last Friday Night’ in New Music Video

Just when we thought she had disappeared into the annals of YouTube, Rebecca Black re-entered our lives. Katy Perry’s upcoming music video, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” features none other than the queen of Friday herself. 

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‘Gay Girl in Damascus’: Fact or Fiction? Some Speculate if Syrian Blogger Exists

NewsFeed has covered the story of the ‘Gay Girl in Damascus,’ a blogger who has drawn significant attention for writing about her experiences living as a gay woman in Syria. But recent reports question Amina Abdullah’s identity and the veracity of her posts.

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Reading While Eating for June 9: Arts, Bling and Dictator Things

Today’s links feature a wide variety of artistically-themed phenomena.

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Q&A: Why is Arizona’s Wildfire So Tough to Contain?

Jeff Piechura is Chairman at Arizona Fire Service Institute and Fire Chief at Northwest Fire District in Tucson, AZ. NewsFeed spoke with him about the Wallow forest fire blazing through eastern Arizona and why it’s so challenging to contain.

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Reading While Eating for June 8: Watch and Learn

Today’s links emphasize safety and appeal to all the senses.