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World Food Programme to Host Google+ Hangout on Hunger Crisis

The World Food Programme (WFP), the food aid arm of the United Nations and the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide, will host a Google+ Hangout from the front lines of the Sahel Crisis today at 3:00 p.m. http://mashable.com/2012/05/30/world-food-programme-google-plus/
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What Movies Are Getting the Most Online Buzz?

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Image Credit: Alan Markfield It had to happen. After four weeks of dominance, The Hunger Games finally didn’t finish first at the box office. http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/04/22/box-office-report-think-like-a-man-lucky-one/

Box office report: 'Think Like a Man' halts the 'Hunger Games' train with $33 mil

Race, Representation, & Reactions to The Hunger Games

http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/04/02/race-representation-and-reactions-to-the-hunger-games/ Last week Andrew, Michael S., Will S., Katrin, and Tom Megginson all brought our attention to some of the racist tweets that appeared after the premiere of The Hunger Games . Apparently some viewers were shocked to find that some of their favorite characters from the books were played by African American actors (and some critics seem to have felt that Jennifer Lawrence didn’t look starved enough for her role ).

Hunger Games: Black Characters Upset Fans

Moses Robinson/Getty Images The newly released Hunger Games movie had a fantastic opening weekend -- except when it came to the reactions of fans who had a real problem with the fact that some of the characters were black. From Jezebel : http://www.theroot.com/buzz/fans-reject-black-hunger-games-characters
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