“Battlefield Earth” is the pinnacle. It’s a pure film, pure art. You can put it on, and within seconds of having put it on, you forget you’re watching a movie and you walk off and make toast or something. Nothing memorable happens. It’s just … two hours are all of a sudden just gone. Which is not like a movie like “The Postman,” which has a whole different effect. That one stretches time. You’re like, Oh, man, I’m getting older as I’m watching this. I’ve missed three birthdays.” Tool’s Maynard James Keenan

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British Girl Guides Add Safe Sex to Skill Set

In an effort to stay relevant with the needs and concerns of young women and girls, the British Girl Guides — the UK’s equivalent to the Girl Scouts — have added safe sex to their list of important skills. The organization polled 1,000 members aged 7-25 in order to update their “guide to living for modern girls.”

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