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Reading While Eating for April 17: Recently Retro

Tuesday’s links remember the days when Chelsea Clinton and Mike Tyson dominated headlines — and examine their returns to fame.

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Why Not Spend the Apocalypse in a Luxury Condo?

A Kansas entrepreneur is building luxury bomb shelters for wealthy (and paranoid) clients.

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Paranoid or Proactive? Wyoming Prepares for ‘Doomsday’ with State Legislation

Given the condition of the world economy, global warming and that whole Mayan calendar scare, NewsFeed thinks the Equality State may be onto something. Better safe than sorry, right?

The Mayan calendar may not end in 2012 after all.

Not So Apocalypto: What the Mayan Calendar Tells Us About Latin America in 2012

According to scholars, the fact the Mayan calendar ends by the winter solstice of 2012 is not an omen of the apocalypse, but a rather savvy political move by an ancient monarch. To that end, Global Spin offers its predictions for Latin American politics before this fateful year draws to a close.

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A Post-Apocalyptic Reality Show, Courtesy of Glenn Beck

Independence U.S.A. comes from the ashes of a failed pilot on the History Channel last year.

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Harold Camping’s Back, With a Brand-New Doomsday Prediction

The end of the world is nigh – again.

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QUOTE: Billboard Calls Non-Rapture ‘Awkward’

“That was awkward. ‘No one knows the day or the hour …’ Matthew 24:36″ — A BILLBOARD in Greensboro, N.C., that appeared after Harold Camping’s non-rapture event. (via My Fox 8)

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Harold Camping ‘Flabbergasted’ That It Wasn’t the End of the World as We Know It

Know anyone who was Raptured on Saturday? Yeah, neither do we. 

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How To Survive the Apocalypse, Hollywood Style

If you’re not sure if you’ll make it through Judgment Day alive, look to the silver screen for some essential survival tips.

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Apocalypse Not Yet: The 9 Best Tweets About the Judgment Day That Never Happened

Sure, we don’t yet know if the U.S. has bypassed any rapture threats. But by all accounts, much of the eastern hemisphere has ticked over to May 22nd unscathed. And the jokes and sarcasm have continued to flow through the Twittersphere.