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Restaurant review: Merlion

The merlion — a wild chimerical creature with the torso and tail of a fish (the “mer” part) and the roaring head of a lion (you got it!) — is a symbol of Singapore and the logo for our city’s only Singaporean restaurant, called … Merlion Noodle and Rice.

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  A Garden Variety Show - Anything But Common

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  29th Annual Ohio 24-Hour Science Fiction Marathon

  A Garden Variety Show - Anything But Common

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Alive Summer Music Tour

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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

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  New band features members of 84 Nash, Times New Viking, El Jesus de Magico and Swarming Branch.

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