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		<title>Your first assignment from &#8220;The League&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The League of Extraordinary Bloggers, the Pop Culture Pundits, The Knights of the Pop Culture Roundtable&#8230;  whatever we choose to call this great experiment, we&#8217;re going to have a good time! Your first mission, should you choose to accept it: &#8212;&#8212; What movie is, or was, your &#8220;go to&#8221; Saturday matinee &#8212; the comfort movie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you an extreme collector? Wanna be on TV?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently received an email from Sharp Entertainment, after they saw one of the collector profiles here on the site. Sharp Entertainment is behind hit shows like Man vs. Food, and Extreme Couponing, and they are putting together a show about extreme collectors&#8211;people who have huge collections, are incredibly passionate about their collection, and those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toy Soldiers come to the Aid of Live Soldiers with &#8220;Heroes Helping Heroes&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This holiday season, the Action Figure and Comic Art Community is taking time to honor the Men and Women who serve and sacrifice to protect their freedoms. On December 7th, beginning at 6:00 PM EDT, TheBigToyAuction.com will be holding a Charity Auction to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The auction features donated toys, custom pieces, sculpture and original pieces of comic art. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pop Culture Community raises money for Disaster Relief Effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comic and Toy fans put their money where their hearts were last weekend for the first ever Heroes Give Hope  charity auction.  The Live Online Auction event featured dozens of custom made action figures and works of  art specially commissioned for the event, and raised nearly $1000.00 for the Disaster relief agency ConvoyofHope.org &#160; Sponsored by internet Auction House TheBigToyAuction.com, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I met Stan &#8220;The Man&#8221; Lee! What did you do last weekend?</title>
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		<comments>http://coolandcollected.com/i-met-stan-the-man-lee-what-did-you-do-last-weekend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi folks! For those who don&#8217;t know me, my name is Will, and I&#8217;m the pop culture guru to the stars. Well, maybe not yet, but a guy can dream. In any case, Brian knew that I&#8217;d be heading off to the Baltimore Comic Con, and he was nice enough to invite me to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Toy Auction to benefit disaster relief efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of numerous natural disasters throughout the early part of this year, the virtual world has heeded the call to help out the real world in it&#8217;s time of need.  Almost as soon as the news was released about the devastating earthquakes throughout Japan, online communities began to rally around the cause. On Facebook, Twitter, and across thousands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World&#8217;s Longest Yard Sale begins today (so why am I sitting here?!)</title>
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		<comments>http://coolandcollected.com/the-worlds-longest-yard-sale-begins-today-so-why-am-i-sitting-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year starting on the first Thursday in August, the World&#8217;s Longest Yard Sale begins. The &#8220;127 Corrider Sale&#8221; runs from Hudson, Michigan all the way down to Gadsen, Alabama &#8212; that&#8217;s 675 miles of stuff being sold on the side of the road. This is my Mecca. One day, I will make the great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strange Kids Club&#8217;s Halloween Costume Contest</title>
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		<comments>http://coolandcollected.com/strange-kids-clubs-halloween-costume-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a strange kid? (Who isn&#8217;t?) Do you like to play dress up? (Who doesn&#8217;t?) Well, you can combine those two traits and earn some swag. Strange Kids Club is hosting its very first Halloween Costume Contest. Dress up as your favorite monster, ghoul, or superhero and you could be featured in the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC Big Flea &#8211; Pop Culture Finds in the heat of Summer</title>
		<link>http://coolandcollected.com/dc-big-flea-pop-culture-finds-in-the-heat-of-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://coolandcollected.com/dc-big-flea-pop-culture-finds-in-the-heat-of-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action Figures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At long last, the DC Big Flea returned to the Virginia &#8216;burbs. It&#8217;s been a while since the last show and I couldn&#8217;t wait to visit it again this weekend. The Big Flea is a massive antique show held at the Dulles Expo Center. Most of the items for sale are furniture, jewelry, and decorative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sorry American Pickers, but I found someone else: Storage Wars on A&amp;E</title>
		<link>http://coolandcollected.com/sorry-american-pickers-but-i-found-someone-else-storage-wars-on-ae/</link>
		<comments>http://coolandcollected.com/sorry-american-pickers-but-i-found-someone-else-storage-wars-on-ae/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry American Pickers, but I have found someone else.  I will still catch you in reruns but I will no longer clear my Monday night schedule for you. My new love is someone from your own network: Storage Wars. My wife and I have been watching this show like addicts, viewing their 3-hour blocks over the [...]]]></description>
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