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Someone at the AP (or perhaps the Washington Post)<\/a> is a brilliant geeky headline writer.<\/p>\n Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo<\/strong><\/p>\n The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — They came from all over the world, poles in hand, and feet ready to inch more than half a mile across a high wire strung over the Han River in a spine-tingling battle of balance, speed and high anxiety.<\/p>\n As part of its annual city festival, the South Korean capital staged Thursday what was billed as the world’s first high-wire championship, drawing 18 contestants from nine countries for three days of supreme feats of concentration.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Hat tip: Robert at Lawyers, Guns and Money<\/a><\/p>\n While I’m posting, let me point out that two bloggers I’ve often disagreed with have recently written posts I mostly or entirely agree with; David at The Debate Link has written a couple <\/a>of posts <\/a>on Israel I mostly agree with, and Daran at Feminist Critics has <\/a>been criticizing <\/a>an anti-feminist attack on Mary Koss’ rape prevalence study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is an open thread; use it to discuss whatever you’d like, or to post interesting links. Self-linking is encouraged. Someone at the AP (or perhaps the Washington Post) is a brilliant geeky headline writer. Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han … Continue reading
\nThursday, May 3, 2007; 3:34 PM<\/p>\n