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Over the weekend, the NY Times profiled the fact that Sweden hands its official @Sweden twitter account over to a different citizen each week, and lets them control it. It was the brain child of the Swedish Institute and the national tourist agency -- with the idea of showcasing some of Sweden's quirkiness. And, from the sound of the NY Times article, it had been mostly working. Some of the tweets were a bit edgy or weird, but nothing too crazy. Until now.
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Adam Yauch, who died today at 47, may have been best known as MCA from the Beastie Boys, but in recent years he became a crucial player in indie film. After rapping and rocking with the Beastie Boys, lending his voice to the cause of Tibetan independence, and throwing down tomahawk slams in NBA Jam, Yauch spent much of his last four years getting up every morning, heading into his office at Oscilloscope Laboratories, and putting out some of the best films of the year. Delete the scoop?
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