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Off topic: 80s band or super PAC, not really subway maps, Spanish accent marks, Vancouver the great pretender

In this December 24, 2014 photo illustration a woman looks at the Google Play purchase page for the Sony film "The Interview," in Washington, DC. Entertainment giant Sony released "The Interview" -- a movie that outraged North Korea by lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un -- online for US viewers on Wednesday. The madcap comedy became available for rent in the United States from 1800 GMT on several platforms, one day before its Christmas Day limited theatrical release. It was to be distributed on Google's YouTube for $5.99, on the Google Play app for Android devices and on a dedicated website, seetheinterview.com, after a brief announcement from the studio. The future of the film had been in doubt after Sony said last week that it was canceling the release following a hacking attack on its corporate network and threats against moviegoers. AFP PHOTO / STF--/AFP/Getty Images
In this December 24, 2014 photo illustration a woman looks at the Google Play purchase page for the Sony film “The Interview,” in Washington, DC. Entertainment giant Sony released “The Interview” — a movie that outraged North Korea by lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un — online for US viewers on Wednesday. The madcap comedy became available for rent in the United States from 1800 GMT on several platforms, one day before its Christmas Day limited theatrical release. It was to be distributed on Google’s YouTube for $5.99, on the Google Play app for Android devices and on a dedicated website, seetheinterview.com, after a brief announcement from the studio. The future of the film had been in doubt after Sony said last week that it was canceling the release following a hacking attack on its corporate network and threats against moviegoers. AFP PHOTO / STF–/AFP/Getty Images
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It s election-season quiz time: Is it an 80s band or a super PAC? From navigating rock n roll to our bodies, subway maps that don t have anything to do with the subway. New campaign tries to save Spanish accent marks online. And movie-watchers, you ve been tricked: Vancouver is always pretending to be somewhere else.

 

Photo: The Interview, which was supposed to be set in North Korea, was filmed partly in Vancouver. (AFP/Getty Images)

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