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All articles published on December 1, 2009
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Music
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Music Review: Various Artists - Yo Gabba Gabba! Music Is...Awesome!
Isolated on the CD, it’s even more apparent how important the music is to the show’s success.
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Music Review: Dilana - InsideOut
Dilana rocks us InsideOut with her debut album!
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Music Review: Bryan Lee - My Lady Don't Love My Lady
New Orleans blues legend Bryan Lee hits another one out of the swamp.
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Verse Chorus Verse: Guns N' Roses - "Out Ta Get Me"
I hear lobotomies are nice this time of year...
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Music Review: Art Sherrod, Jr. - Seasons
Jazz saxophonist Art Sherrod Jr.'s new album provides music to both dance and relax to.
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Music Review: Various Artists - NOW That's What I Call Music, Vol. 32
NOW That's What I Call Music, Vol. 32 outshines all.
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Music Review: Marta Topferova - Trova
Although she was born in Eastern Europe and raised in North America, a very big part of Marta Topferova's world is Latin America.
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Interview: Blake Lewis - Singer, Songwriter and Producer
Blake Lewis is an ‘80s baby. And on his sophomore album, the influences of David Bowie, Prince and Depeche Mode shine bright.
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Music Review: Tom Waits - Glitter and Doom Live
Waits opens up the world.
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Music Review: Yellow Fever - Yellow Fever
Fans of the Vivian Girls, Mecca Normal, and 90s Northwestern indie pop will definitely want to catch this fever.
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Music Review: Down - Over the Under
Down makes a big statement with their triumphant return after a five year hiatus.
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Music Review: Pure Reason Revolution - Amor Vincit Omnia
The brave new world of Pure Reason Revolution.
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Concert Review: Daughtry at The Bridgeport Arena, Bridgeport CT (11/17/09)
Daughtry lives up the hype of a mediocre rock band receiving much more praise then they deserve.
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Music Review: Horse Stories - November, November
Horse Stories plays the kind of music that can be richly rewarding, but also easily overlooked.
Politics
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The Failure of the Democrat Brand
Can a brand this damaged and discredited recover by 2012?
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Climategate Begins to Claim Casualties
As climategate breaks into the news, jobs and reputations are on the line.
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Why Are We Even Talking About Health Care Reform?
The Democrats plan to ride their health care bill down like the Titanic, but will they take us all down with them?
Books
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Book Review: In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom by Qanta A. Ahmed, M.D.
A western born and educated woman doctor tells of survival in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Book Review: Photographing Nature by Ralph A. Cevenger
Do you want to shoot some animals?
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Review: Where East Eats West by Sam Goodman
Learn the dos and don'ts of business in China with Sam Goodman's new book.
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Book Review: Waiting For A Train: Jimmy Rodgers’s America edited by Mary Davis and Warren Zanes
A diverse collection of essays and impressions, Waiting For A Train offers much food for thought.
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Book Review: Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin
Leave your modesty at the door and check out this book for a look at one of our brightest comediennes working today.
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Audiobook and Website Review: Billy: Messenger of Powers
How would you like it if I offered you a book that you'll like better than Harry Potter/Twilight/whatever... or it's free?
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Book Review: Barrelhouse Words: A Blues Dialect Dictionary by Stephen Calt
No three six nine about it. (Look it up!)
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The New Canon: Oblivion by David Foster Wallace
Those intimidated by David Foster Wallace's 1,100-page novel Infinite Jest, may find easier access to this author via these stories.
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Book Review: Powers by John B. Olson
Reminiscent of its predecessor, Powers mirrors the broad plot and themes of Shade while sadly losing some creepy factor.
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Book Review: Divorce Sucks: What to Do when Irreconcilable Differences, Lawyer Fees, and Your Ex’s Hollywood Wife Make You Miserable by Mary Jo Eustace
And you thought your divorce was a tough one.
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Twilight: Why The Hate?
Hatred of Twilight is a growing trend. Hear what the haters have to say on the subject.
Video
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DVD Review: A Miser Brothers' Christmas
Heat Miser and Snow Miser are at it again in this new Christmas special!
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Blu-ray Review: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - A Very Sunny Christmas
Join the gang from Sunny for a most irreverent spin on Christmas.
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Movie Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson's fantastic animation debut.
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Blu-ray Review: Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (1970)
A person is a person, no matter how small
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Movie Review: Black Dynamite
Bust out the afros and polyester: The '70s are back.
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New Trailer Released For Lionsgate's Season Of The Witch
Take a sneak peek at Nicolas Cage's upcoming supernatural thriller, Season Of The Witch.
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DVD Review: Night at the Museum - Battle of the Smithsonian (Two-Disc Monkey Mischief Pack)
A new cast of friends join the returning characters of Night at the Museum in a romp through Washington D.C. in a battle to save the world from a nefarious pharaoh.
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Movie Review: Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Even with some strong performances and unusual tactics, Precious can't overcome its melodramatic trappings.
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Box Office Update 11/27-11/29: New Moon Nearly Blind Side-d
An interesting week at the box office with a near upset at the top.
Gaming
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Game Designer/Author Jess Hartley on Breaking Into the Gaming Industry, Conventions, and More
Jess Hartley, wordsmith and gamer extraordinaire, discusses conventions, geek etiquette, and tacos.
Tastes
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Christmas Gift Idea: Chocolate for All
Everyone loves chocolate, since as far back as 2000 BC. Why not “gift it” this Christmas?
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Braising Pork = Making Friends
Braising a pork roast might take a little extra time, but the payoff is worth the effort.
Sci/Tech
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Product Review: Sony Pocket eBook Reader
Hundreds of books can now fit in your favorite reader's stocking...
Sports
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Card by Card: December 2009
The last month of MMA - for the decade.
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Titans Fashionably Late To The Party Again
Starting 0-6, the darlings of the AFC are just a game out of a Wild Card spot. And here's where our fragile hopes are lifted beyond their means.
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Weis Leaves Notre Dame In Decent Shape
His five-year reign may be over, but his recruiting will help the next guy in line.
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