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Plastic Surgery

a: Plastic surgery ~
b: the Grim Reaper

What: "Plastic surgery is like the Grim Reaper for the Hollywood set-sooner or later, it's going to be knocking at your door, scalpel in hand. And once you hit 40, it's basically like living in a nursing home."

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Writer: Erin Donnelly
LCC: R
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Aug 23 2011 10:10 AM


Jazz Is Like Liquid Architecture

a: Jazz ~
b: liquid architecture

What: "Jazz is like liquid architecture," said CCP Performing Arts Department head Chris Millado, who explained the music's vibrant appeal at a recent press con."

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Writer: Chris Millado
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Where:
Date: Sep 11 2011 10:47 AM


Language?

a: Contemporary art ~
b: Language

What: See the link. The thinking is not clear. If it is a language, what is the structure of that language? Does it have a syntax? Is it symbolic? This thought has been out there, yet where is this language codified?

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Writer: Barbara Guttman
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Where:
Date: Apr 2 2012 12:00 AM


Stack Of Coiins Maybe The Same?

a: Thylakoid ~
b: stacks of poker chips

What: "thylakoids are like stacks of poker chips, each stack is called granam."

Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where:
Date: May 14 2013 5:40 PM



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