{"id":4008,"date":"2013-06-01T14:02:48","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T19:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/?p=4008"},"modified":"2013-06-01T14:13:50","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T19:13:50","slug":"stephen-fry-in-america-the-deep-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackgate.net\/blog\/stephen-fry-in-america-the-deep-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Fry In America: The Deep South"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; border: none; margin: 0px 0px 4px 4px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003KV3E40\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B003KV3E40&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=rpglibrary\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; border: none; margin: 0px 0px 4px 4px;\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/815CHeEGUYL.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Fry In America\" title=\"Stephen Fry In America\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In episode two of this charming series, Fry visits the South. 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