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Morning Cup of Links: Chinese Popeye
by Miss Cellania - June 24, 2009 - 4:19 AM
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A collection of photos of one family in eastern Kentucky. And the few that were chosen for a magazine slide show. No sensationalism here, nosiree!
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The Terrible Thing of Alpha Nine! Space explorers go to Alpha Nine to check out the monster, which turns out to be what you’ve secretly thought space aliens were really all about. (via Dark Roasted Blend)
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Doctors are Baffled and Intrigued by the Girl Who Doesn’t Age. At 16, she’s the size of  a toddler, but no one knows why.
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Buzz Aldrin has only two passions: space exploration and hip-hop. He celebrates the 40th anniversary of the moon landing by recording with Snoop Dogg and Talib Kweli. (via Gorilla Mask)
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A Chinese version of Popeye makes an appearance in a 1976 martial arts movie. No, he’s not a cartoon, he just plays one in the movies.
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The top 10 plants for removing indoor toxins. Three of these are thriving in my home -how about yours?
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May as well end your Morning Cup on an uplifting note. Read about the Monster of the Andes, The Meanest Man in America, and 7 other Prolific Serial Killers.

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Comments (5)

  1. I am alittle concerned about your comment regarding sensationalism and wonder if you read the article. it really appears that this person was trying to document the lives of the family and the role of poverty. it is strange that you talk point out sensationalism when I am fairly sure that you also posted a link to a number of photos showing economic depression and hardship in other cities and with other groups and mentioned nothing about sensationalism there.. Is it because this family is white, or because of their rural roots? Just wondering.

    posted by chris on 6-24-2009 at 4:47 pm

  2. I live in Eastern Kentucky.

    ;_;

    posted by Tanner on 6-24-2009 at 7:26 pm

  3. So do I!

    posted by Miss Cellania on 6-24-2009 at 7:28 pm

  4. I don’t know which photo disturbs me more -#11 (is that a CIGARETTE in the kid’s mouth?) or #13.

    posted by Amy on 6-24-2009 at 8:16 pm

  5. Chris, I’m a bit close to this one because Letcher County is right up the road from where I live. I first saw the magazine article, which left a feeling that this is quite the dysfunctional family. Then later I was surprised to see the rest of the photo shoot where they seem rather normal.

    For this area.

    posted by Miss Cellania on 6-24-2009 at 11:05 pm

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