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How the Marine Corps widening nude photo scandal has spread throughout the military

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On Saturday, the military news website the War Horse reported on the existence of a shared drive containing hundreds of naked photos of female service members that had been posted to a closed Facebook group with about 30,000 members, many of them active-duty Marines. [‘I’m never reenlisting’: Marine Corps rocked by nude-photo scandal] The article, written by a former Marine and Purple Heart recipient, rapidly gained national attention, prompting condemnation from Marine officials and public outcry. Members of the Facebook group at the center of the scandal, called Marines United, sent death threats to the report’s author. Read More...

How The Simpsons changed TV

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By Stephen DowlingFeatures correspondent The Simpsons (Sky 1 HD/Fox)As the ground-breaking series turns 25, Stephen Dowling reflects on the revolutionary style of comedy its writers introduced. What do The Flintstones, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Brady Bunch and Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band all have in common? And for that matter horror classic Nightmare on Elm Street, Dr Strangelove, physical theatre troupe Blue Man Group and 1960s spy spoof Get Smart? Read More...

What is a clarinet made of?

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Clarinet bodies have been made from a variety of materials including wood, plastic, hard rubber, metal, resin, and ivory.Click to see full answer. Also asked, what was the first clarinet made out of?The history of the clarinet is a long history beginning in 1690. During that year a man named Johann Cristoph Denner invented the clarinet. These clarinets only had two keys that were mostly made from brass along with the springs. Read More...