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I am 14 years old, it's the middle of the afternoon, and I'm curled into a ball at the bottom of the stairs. I've intended to drag my uncooperative limbs upstairs to my dark disaster of a bedroom and sleep until everything hurts a little less, but my body and brain have simply drained down. I crumple into a bony, frizzy-haired heap on the gold shag rug, convinced that the only thing I have left to offer the world is the removal of my ugly presence from it, but at that moment, I'm too exhausted to do anything about it.

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BBC star Stephen Fry cancels Japan trip after joke causes offenseupdated: Fri Feb 04 2011 11:35:00

British television presenter and actor Stephen Fry has cancelled a trip to Japan after offending Japanese viewers with comments about a man who survived two atom bombings.

Mass Twitter campaign supports airport threat tweeterupdated: Fri Nov 12 2010 15:12:00

Thousands of people have been retweeting a message threatening to blow up an airport in support of a British man who lost his appeal on Thursday against his conviction for sending the original tweet.

Stephen Fry's fame and fortuneupdated: Wed Sep 22 2010 08:30:00

Actor and author Stephen Fry on how his first success as an actor and comedian went to his head.

Tweet with a twist named 'most beautiful'updated: Mon Jun 07 2010 08:08:00

Less than six months after joining Twitter, Marc MacKenzie has found his groove -- starting with a cliche and then giving it a twist.

Give the gift of armchair adventureupdated: Thu Dec 17 2009 10:16:00

Whether hungry for love, adventure, fun or food, readers on your holiday gift list can get their fill from a variety of travel books this holiday season. Here's a sampling of six dishes from the buffet.

Amazon: 'Glitch' caused gay censorship errorupdated: Tue Apr 14 2009 09:59:00

Online retailer Amazon has said a system error caused it to remove a number of gay and lesbian-themed books from its sales charts.

People.com: Jade Goody's Family Plan Her Funeralupdated: Mon Mar 23 2009 15:17:00

Flowers are gathering at their home as the remembrance service takes shape

Spirit of Satire: Part 1updated: Tue Apr 08 2008 12:27:00

CNN's Becky Anderson searches the comedy clubs of the UK for a definition of Satire.

Profile: Craig Brown, Satiristupdated: Tue Apr 08 2008 12:27:00

It could be argued when Tony Blair left the office of Prime Minister in June, his parting from the public stage was mourned by few but chief among those mourners were Britain's satirists. The characteristics of the Blair government with its emphasis on spin and sound bites created a wealth of material for top British satirist Craig Brown.

People.com: Stars Donate Eyeglasses to Holocaust Exhibitupdated: Thu Jan 03 2008 12:23:00

Daniel Radcliffe is among several major names donating their old eyeglasses to an exhibit honoring victims of the Holocaust.

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