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Music
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Music Review: The Paper Chase - Someday This Could All Be Yours, Volume 1
Unfolding like a disaster movie, this record is one of the most compelling of the year.
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New Album Releases 06/02/09: Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Dave Matthews Band, Iggy Pop, CSN, Eels, Big James & The Chicago Playboys
A loaded lineup for Glen's final NAR column.
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iTunes Chart Watch: Black Eyed Peas, Eminem Top iTunes Singles, Albums Charts
The songs cost you a dollar, my sarcasm is free.
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Concert Review: No Doubt - Fiddler's Green, Denver, CO, 5/27/09
No longer "just a girl," Gwen Stefani is still rocking steady as her band reunites for a hot summer tour.
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Music Review: Woolly Bandits - Woman of Mass Destruction
The Woolly Bandits unleash their special brand of garage rock on Woman of Mass Destruction.
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Music Review: True Blood - Music from the HBO Original Series
Just as intoxicating as the show!
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Music Review: Reel Big Fish - Fame, Fortune, and Fornification
Reel Big Fish provides a short but sweet collection of cover songs.
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Music Review: Iggy Pop - Preliminaires
The work of a mature artist who's not afraid to take chances.
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Music Review: The Eagles - Eagles
The Eagles: Chapter 1.
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Music Review: Crosby, Stills & Nash - Demos
A collection of pure, uncut diamonds from the harmony masters.
Video
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DVD Review: Weeds - Season Four
Weeds's fourth season continues the story of drug dealer Nancy Botwin as she tries to make ends meet.
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DVD Review: Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Can you talk to the animals? Maya Dolittle can!
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DVD Review: Standing with Stones
How many stone monuments do you think are in the U.K.? Guess again!
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Movie Review: Drag Me to Hell
Raimi still reigns at the horror hybrid
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Movie Review: Up (2009)
Up is a simple, heartfelt movie with a strong message for children of all ages.
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DVD Review: Star Trek: Motion Picture Trilogy
A perfect way to ease back into the Star Trek movies.
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DVD Review: Cat in the Brain
Deconstructing the horror auteur, one slash at a time.
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DVD Review: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog brings Joss Whedon's Internet sensation to DVD.
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Blu-ray Review: Field of Dreams
If you film it, I will hate it.
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Movie Review: Ip Man
A fine, rousing, classical entry in the HK martial arts genre.
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DVD Review: RiffTrax - Missile To the Moon
Finally, a science fiction film that asks, “Why can’t you have a rocket as big as Dirk’s?”
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Movie Review: Up (2009)
Pixar continues to soar above the rest.
Sci/Tech
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A Call for Action in Addressing Cyber Security
On Friday, President Obama announced the results of a 60-day study, which calls for action to secure cyber space.
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DigiEffects’ Legacy Plug-Ins Are Still Useful
While they're getting a bit long in the tooth, these affordable video plug-ins are well worth exploring.
Gaming
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Nintendo E3 Press Conference – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Nintendo has a few wow moments, but their conference falls flat, where is Miyamoto?
Culture
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Kinzua Reservoir and Dam: The Road to Nowhere
Walking quietly down the narrow path, holding hands at times, we always feel a sense of peace and renewed balance.
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Writing for the Web, Part One: Basics
Describing what you do, and why you are the ones to do it, is a website's first job.
Books
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Book Review: Bless the Lord: The 103rd Psalm illustrated by Johannah Bluedorn Stanford
Charmingly detailed, the vintage-inspired paintings used to illustrate Psalm 103 mark this title as a treasure amongst picture books.
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Book Review: Miranda's Big Mistake by Jill Mansell
Mansell's novels are complex, full of story-lines that criss-cross, interconnect and zig-zag so that you never know quite what to expect. That's what makes them so delightful.
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Book Review: The Book of Lists: Horror edited by Amy Wallace, Del Howison, and Scott Bradley
A fun, informative book of lists written by masters of the horror genre.
Politics
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Violence of The Lambs
What is the difference between the Taliban threatening violence and radical religious types like Randall threatening violence?
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One Dead, Many Spared?
A question for the pro-life zealots: How does committing murder make you holier than a late-term abortionist?
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The California Supreme Court Properly Decided the Case Involving Homosexual Marriage
The recent California Decision on homosexual marriage has little to do with homosexual marriage.
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Would Obama Win Again?
The Obnoxious American wonders whether Americans are getting a hangover from all this "change"
Sports
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To DH Or Not To DH
Why the Designated Hitter rule isn't the worst thing in the world.
Tastes
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Some Raw Facts About Sushi
Sushi is perhaps Japan's most popular contribution to the world. It is manna from heaven for the health conscious.
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