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Purgatory, among other things, means the place in the afterlife between heaven and hell.

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Over 30 million Facebook accounts belong to deceased individuals.

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Then, Lauren began to talk, and the camera turned to her. I can’t recall what she said, but it was good, it was appropriate. She transformed for a brief moment into a public figure – someone saying something relevant for a national news audience.

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At St. Mark’s bookshop the other night, after skimming through “the sex issue” of Time Out: New York, I picked up the “American Autumn” issue of Ad Busters. I was so moved by it, the beautiful images, the elegant words, and its overall extremist/fanatical take on the world. Then one piece more than any other stood out and shot through me so intensely: a visual essay in tribute to the great John Berger.