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'Cirque Shanghai': Enter the Dragon
Chicago Tribune
Why go: You'd rate yourself somewhere between a couch-bound TV enthusiast and a naked bungee jumper. Details: Through Sept. 3 (Labor Day) at Navy Pier Skyline Stage, 600 E. Grand Ave.; $15.50-$29.50; ticketmaster.com.

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People used to look for hints of Joe in his son, Kobe, not the other way around
CNN
When Joe shoots a jumper, Kobe fires one at his plastic Dr. J basket. When Joe uses his guile to get to the hoop, Kobe slides by imaginary defenders, faking out the couch and the lamp. Kobe takes a seat when Joe does, grabs a towel when Joe does and, ...

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Yahoo! Sports (blog)
Behind the Box Score, where the Miami Heat are moving on to the conference finals
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
LeBron was slightly off his game early, settling for jumpers that weren't awful, but not the best shots he could have taken. Indiana also successfully adjusted to the way Battier was anticipating Pacer screens by running counters and eventually ...

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Tom Cruise and a Monkey Walk Into a Movie: The Profound Weirdness of One of ...
Grantland (blog)
He looks generally wholesome as milk, but has a steely dark side that made him a decently twisted Lestat in Interview With the Vampire, a creepy assassin in Collateral, and a terrifyingly unhinged couch-jumper on Oprah in 2006.

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Kobe Bryant's 42 point, 0 assist in Game 5 Loss Shows Lack of Trust in Teammates
Rant Sports
Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum both stunk it up in the 2nd half, and that is why they will both be watching the Western Conference Finals on the couch this year instead of on the floor. More telling than Kobe's 42 points, however was his 0 assists.

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The Roar
Melbourne Demons's problem is a lack of effort
The Roar
Even watching Fox Footy's On the Couch and 360 AFL programs gives me a fair indication on the current state of the football landscape over in Victoria. And you know what? I can't blame the Melbourne media one bit. I was flabbergasted, amused, bemused, ...


 
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
Busy fingers, chillaxed mind
Stuff.co.nz (blog)
I'm not ashamed to say that I enjoy a little evening telly while semi-reclining on the couch, propped up by my favourite feather-filled cushions. And I find I enjoy it best, even only, when my fingers are otherwise engaged; it's my way of cancelling ...