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It's the only thing to do when you're in London - hang out in a taxi.

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M.I.A.
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 18
Activist
Actor
Composer
Fashion Designer
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Music Video Director
Musician
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Ventura County
California
Mathangi Arulpragasam
Maya Arulpragasam
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Uncomfortable silences. Why do we feel it's necessary to yak about bullshit in order to be comfortable?
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