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Mexican City Elevates Kissing From Crime To Raison d'être
Lovers are once again free to lock lips in the Mexican town of Guanajuato, now that local officials have shelved a proposal that would have made public displays of affection a crime. As the LA Times points out in an amusing Valentine's Day story, the intent of the law, which was proposed by a conservative faction of the city council, was never to stifle the innocent smooches of paramours, but rather to prevent offensive displays of groping and "Olympic fondling" in view of impressionable children. Still, the wording of the law was general enough to give the faction's adversaries a tremendous opportunity, tapping into the affectionate nature of a nation whose standard greeting involves a cheek kiss.
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Celebrate Your Love By Crawling Inside a Human Heart
It's Valentine's Day. How will you show your special one the depth of your love? If you're near Philadelphia and appreciate a hyper-literal interpretation of symbolism, we suggest taking a journey into a human heart. The Franklin Institute's Giant Walk-Through Heart provides visitors with an inside look at the "engine of life," with narrow passages that follow the flow of blood through veins, arteries, valves, and chambers to the ever-present cadence of a heartbeat.
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How Do I Hate Thee? Let Me Count the Ways
We can't stand Valentine's Day and we've actually had a Valentine for the past seven years. Really, this is just a holiday drummed up by Hershey's and Hallmark and the like to get you to spend money on their goods. But while they saw green in promoting anything red, they also ended up making lonely hearts feel a tad suicidal about their single "situation."
And god, the pressure to do "something nice" on V-day just makes us want to vomit. Shouldn't everyday be V-day? We think so.
But in case you don't want to watch a showing of "He's Just Not That Into You" or if you're down to meet some assuredly single chicks, here are some ways to tell the marketing firms at chocolate and greeting cards companies as well as anyone who's ever done you wrong in the name of love, to "F off."
· The Smash Shack in San Diego: Here you can "hurl anything breakable at a wall in a safe and comforting environment." So gather up all those picture frames of you and Mr. Wrong and smash 'em. [Sign On San Diego]
· 80s Love Song Sing Along in Boston: Nothing cures the pain of a broken heart like sing along of cheesy 80s love songs. We call "Total Eclipse of the Heart!" [Boston Globe]
· Ex-orcism Party in New York: The Village Pourhouse encourages you to bring a photo of your ex and post in on the dart board. If you hit the bulls-eye, you will get a free one-hour open bar. [CitySearch, 1st item]
· Naked Scavenger (Art) Hunt in Chicago: Just because you may not go home with somebody on V-Day, doesn't mean you can't look at bodies on V-day. The Art Institute of Chicago is hosting this unique scavenger hunt based on "paintings, sculptures, miniature period rooms, sultry sirens, feckless lovers, Greek muscle men, peeping toms, bedlam in bedrooms and the half-naked Truth."[Chicagoist]
· Send a Computer Virus: If you always hated that your ex was a PC person, now's your chance to exact revenge. Just kidding. Seriously, sending viruses are never cool. Unless that person slept with your best friend. [PC Mag]
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