- Saturday, February 24, 2007 — 47 Articles Published
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Can't Talk About It (Sung to MC Hammer's Can't Touch This)— The Clinton strategy for 2008 is all about making sure that no one talks about the walk-in-closet full of skeletons.
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My Left Foot and the '08 Primaries (Part I)— Texas and California: Plan Votes On Pushing Up Primary Dates
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Book Review: Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards— A brilliantly crafted, stunning debut; rich, compulsively readable and deeply moving, this novel explores the way life takes unexpected turns.
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Canadian Politics: Supreme Court Strikes Down Security Law— Canadian Supreme Court takes a first step in restoring individual freedoms to foreign nationals held without bail or trial.
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Graphic Novel Review: 300 by Frank Miller— Accuracy is besides the point in Frank Miller's bold depiction of the Battle of Thermopylae.
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Gumshoes and Sleuths: Scrub-a-Dub Dead by Barbara Colley— Definitely a cut above the average book in the cozy genre.
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Concert Review: Branford Marsalis Quartet - Vault 350, Long Beach, CA - 1/27/07 Late Show— When saying, “Branford Marsalis Quartet,” it is apparent that the emphasis should be on the word “quartet.”
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Music Review: Doobie Brothers - The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers— When the 8-Track tape broke and you had to rely on the AM radio back in the seventies, the Doobies
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What Would You Do To Be On Survivor?— Gloria Query has tried out for Survivor fourteen times over the past seven years. She's a gal with a
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Interview: Band Of The Week - The Appearance— Frontman Alan Oakes talks about his man-crush on Rick Springfield among other things.
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Music Review: Fountains of Wayne - Traffic and Weather— After a break, Fountains of Wayne return with a new release April 3.
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Music Review: The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers
— This is the definitive collection of hits for fans of The Doobie Brothers.
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Music Review: Paul Brown & Friends - White Sand— Brown is a respected Grammy-winning producer who has generated albums for many of the biggest names...
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Music DVD Review: Bob Dylan - Don't Look Back - 65 Tour Deluxe Edition— This is nothing less than an essential purchase for any serious Dylanologist, Rockologist- or any "ologist" period.
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Don't French Me In: Indie Style in Paris, Part II— Part II of a meditation on Indie American style transplanted in France
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The Limits of Technology— How foolproof are software designs and testing procedures before actual field application?
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TV Review: American Idol Season Six - Choosing Your American Idol— What makes an American Idol for me may leave you flat.
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Television's Brave New World: Better Than Film?— Has TV surpassed film as a visual storytelling medium?
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Drumstick or Wing?— A new feature about life and love in the heartland of America.
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Oscar Predictions: Behind the Scenes— The actors get the glory, but it is those who work behind the scenes that can truly make a film
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Q: Yodeling For Health?— mental_floss question of the day.
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Top Ten Ways To Reinvent the Oscars— Can perfection be improved upon?
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The Hottest and Scariest Oscar Looks This Millennium— We've seen some wild looks on the red carpet, from swan dresses to bows the size of Mount Fuji.
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Making Things Worse: International Aid and Development Policies in Africa— Why are there countless international aid efforts toward poverty alleviation, yet poverty is still as strong as it has ever
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The Little-Known Leica Freedom Train— We know Leicas are great. Few knew that Ernst Leitz quietly became "the photographic industry's Schindler" during World War II.
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TV Review: NCIS - "Dead Man Walking"— The NCIS team is asked to investigate the murder of an American nuclear inspector. The twist is the inspector himself
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Book Review: The Eagles Last Flight by Ron Standerfer— Drifting in and out of a morphine-induced stupor, Skip reflects on his life in the Air Force.
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PC Game Review Virtual Villagers - The Lost Children— This game stands out in that every time you start a new tribe, the experience doesn't feel repeated.
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Christianity's Green Schism: Falwell Jumps In— Is the "Green Schism" a reprise of Sears v. Wal-Mart?
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Theater Review: The Girl Detective— The wonderful dancing and funny stage business help make the show a pleasure for all ages, in spite of the
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DVD Review: Sherri Shepherd - No Refund No Exchange— What I really enjoyed about the DVD is Sherri's ability to relate to everyone. From family, work, and God,
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Movie Review: Mean Guns— Albert Pyun rises above his status as the Uwe Boll of the 90s.
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Will The Cleveland Browns Draft Brady Quinn?— Holy NFL draft pick! The Cleveland Browns won the coin flip! Will they draft Brady Quinn or throw acid
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Have Health Clubs Become the New Gay Bars?— Health Clubs are the perfect places for gay men to feast their eyes.
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Sony Mods PS3 Backward Compatibility for European Launch— To save the consumer some money and improve system performance, Sony significantly alters a key selling point from the Euro
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Movie Review: The Host— Evil lurks beneath the Han River bridge.
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A Solid Friday Night of Television— There is good TV on Friday nights, here's a quick example.
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Thoughts on Rock and Roll in the Seventies-Punk and Power Pop (Part I)— Trying to suss out Rock and Roll's last stand in the seventies.
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PSP Review: The Warriors— You've played this game before. Fortunately, it's worth playing through one last time.
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Sbarro’s in Jerusalem’s City Center— A bomb attack and international publicity do not, in and of themselves, improve the quality of food in an establishment.
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Turning Forty - Mid-Life Crisis: Uranus Opposite Natal Uranus: Astrology-Based Advice— Dear Elsa, I will soon be turning 40...
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Oscar Predictions: The Performers
— Queens, Divas, Kings and grumpy old men fill this year's ballot for the thespians who will rock Oscar's world on
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Oscar Predictions: The "Other" Best Pictures— Whether Animated, Foreign Language or Documentary, these little flicks get to be a different kind of "Best Picture."
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Van Halen and Led Zepplin Sue Nightclub Over Cover Songs— Van Halen and Zed Zepplin show what they are really made of.
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Book Review - SQL Hacks by Andrew Cumming and Gordon Russell— Like all the Hack books, this is the classic reference book to be kept on the shelf, close at hand.
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Xbox 360 Review: Fuzion Frenzy 2— As if one frenzy wasn't enough.
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Xbox 360 Review: Winning Eleven Pro Evolution Soccer 2007— While this soccer sim might not be attractive on the inside, its game play makes a great save.
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