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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Candy Crushing It

    King Digital Entertainment, maker of the addictive smartphone game “Candy Crush Saga,” expects to be worth more than $7.5 billion dollars when it goes public this month -- a figure that seems a bit inflated (to say the least) to some observers.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    King Digital Entertainment, maker of the addictive smartphone game “Candy Crush Saga,” expects to be worth more than $7.5 billion dollars when it goes public this month -- a figure that seems a bit inflated (to say the least) to some observers.

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    Sex Trade Study, Massage Laws & Return to the Bubble?
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    2. 7:19Candy Crushing ItYou’re reading this
    3. 16:32Where Should We Go To Eat?
    4. 26:04Massaging the Rules
    5. 31:13State of the Sex Trade
    6. 42:49SXSW Check-in
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Producer, 'The Document'

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    The full episode

    2 of 6
    Sex Trade Study, Massage Laws & Return to the Bubble?
    1. 0:00Back to the Bubble?
    2. 7:19Candy Crushing ItYou’re reading this
    3. 16:32Where Should We Go To Eat?
    4. 26:04Massaging the Rules
    5. 31:13State of the Sex Trade
    6. 42:49SXSW Check-in
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