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uhnope

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Mon Feb 23, 2015, 07:00 PM Feb 2015

What I learned from watching a week of Russian TV.

A friend of mine in St. Petersburg, a man in his 30s who, like many his age, avoids state-controlled TV and goes straight to alternative news sources on the Internet, warns me in an email: “Your task may prove harmful to your psyche and your health in general. Russian TV, especially the news, is a biohazard.” I’ll be fine, I think. Russians have survived far worse than this. But, just in case, I have packed a full complement of anti-anxiety, sleep and pain medication.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/22/magazine/out-of-my-mouth-comes-unimpeachable-manly-truth.html?_r=1

Excellent and hilarious article from one of our leading writers, long but worth the read.

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What I learned from watching a week of Russian TV. (Original Post) uhnope Feb 2015 OP
I imagine similar damage could be done by a week of Faux Snooze. n/t TygrBright Feb 2015 #1
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