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...summer adventure films out there, what would set this one apart? And we thought there would be nothing funnier than if you brought back all these obstacles but then stuck the wrong group of people in there, who would make stupid choices. That's essentially what this is: A taboo version of the original show. We're the adults who were watching this show as children, now imagining what else could happen in the land of the lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brad Silberling: Behind the Scenes of Land of the Lost | 6/5/2009 | See Source »

...That attack prompted Ahmadinejad to break a taboo by accusing high-ranking officials - by name - of using their power to enrich themselves. "What do the sons of Mr. Hashemi do in this country? Which one of my ministers has become a billionaire, or taken rents or usurped properties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Presidential Debate: Will Ahmadinejad's Attacks Backfire? | 6/5/2009 | See Source »

...more trees and destroying more wildlife habitat. Roughly 70 percent of all deforestation in Africa comes from this expansion of low-yield farming. It would be better if these farmers increased crop yields on land already cleared by applying some nitrogen fertilizer, but that would violate the mystical organic taboo...

Author: By Robert A. Paarlberg | Title: Harvard and Sustainable Food | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...Father Daniel Luka of the St. Pawel publishing house told reporters, "We want to give answers to problems which have become a taboo in church - problems with sex, which is a way to show affection but also a way to build a relationship between a married couple." Gives a whole new meaning to the missionary position...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Union: A Polish Monk's Divine-Sex Guide | 5/19/2009 | See Source »

...factor, then what reason is there to prevent two siblings or cousins from marrying? Reproduction cannot be a stipulation for marriage, as that would bar infertile couples from wedding. But then what stipulation would prohibit incest? The answer, of course, is incest’s status as a taboo...

Author: By Dhruv K. Singhal | Title: Wrongfully Accused | 5/14/2009 | See Source »

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