- Wednesday, March 21, 2007 — 52 Articles Published
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Bush's Hard but Brittle Line— Bush is threatening a Constitutional showdown over the fired prosecutors. If it comes to that, which will win: subpoena power
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Sissyphobia and the Unacknowledged Gayness of the GOP— Why do Republicans and Conservatives feel the need to pass themselves off as real men all the time?
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Book Review: Ask Again Later by Jill A. Davis— Funny and light with genuine emotion, this is one of the best books of 2007. Ask again later, and I'd
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Interview With Dennis O'Neil, Author of Helltown— "It used to be that we were dumb, semi-literate and maybe corrupt. Ah, those were the days..."
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The Early Word: New Books for the Week of March 18, 2007— Sandford, Joshua Ferris, DeLay, Religious Literacy, Cultural Amnesia, the Cigarette Century, Cigars and Clinton, and then some...
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Periodically Speaking: Bear Hunting— This bimonthly reports that bear hunting takes skill and luck, but technology also helps. And sometimes the bear wins.
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Book Review: A Form of Optimism by Roy Jacobstein— A man who can write a poem about the Three Stooges and HIV is, at heart, a poet of the
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Comfort Women or Sex Slaves?— Japanese reluctance lets their government closet history, excise it from history books, and run out the clock until the last
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Interview with Ardeshir Cowasjee - The Grand Old Man of Karachi— One of Pakistan’s most respected citizens spills it out – about his beloved city of Karachi.
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Lessons Learned in Public Art— Shouldn't the public choose public art?
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Obama's Ghetto Pass— Years ago, Barack Obama admitted to a youthful shortcoming and then moved ahead on a pathway of success.
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Music Club Review: Birdland in New York City— Today, a new generation of modern jazz musicians walks through its hollowed grounds.
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Hamas Shooting: Senseless Violence— The shooting of an Israeli utility worker by Hamas has slowed the momentum that's been swinging toward Palestinians.
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Movie Review: Pride— An inspirational story about the power of one determined man...
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Day By Day for March 21, 2007— Chris Muir's excellent Day By Day cartoon, for March 21, 2007.
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Music Review: Johnny Cash - Ultimate Gospel— Johnny may be dead, but he is not forgotten. His music lives on!
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Music Review: 300 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack— A wonderful score to a fantastic film.
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TV Review: 24 - Season 6, Episode 14: Liars, the Switch, and the Wardrobe— By now it has become pretty evident that Jack Bauer is (physically and mentally) simply a mess.
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New Album Releases, 3-20-2007: Modest Mouse, Willie Nelson - Ray Price - Merle Haggard, Hannah Montana, Joss Stone— Johnny Marr joins Modest Mouse, and hot three way action with Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and Ray Price.
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Music Review: David Fagin - For Promotional Use Only— Fagin hints at greatness, preferring to follow in the footsteps of the Emo greats rather than blaze his own trail.
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Music Review: Miles Davis Quintet - Cookin' (Van Gelder)— It's just 33 minutes of music, but for the most part quality triumphs over quantity...
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Highly Anticipated: The Artists Who Are Making Fans (Like Me) Wait— Making great art of any kind takes time and sometimes, it can take a long time.
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Daryl's Pop Music Hall Of Fame: Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer"— Bon Jovi's "Living On A Prayer" is one of the greatest singles ever released.
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Sean Bell and the “Reasonableness” of Justice— "When the dust settles and the smoke clears, reasonableness will prevail in [the] grand jury."
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A Mildy Amusing Story about Fear— A certain level of fear is healthy, but a life limited or controlled by fear is tragic.
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Game du Jour Deals: March 19 through March 25 - DreamQuest Week— Every (casual) game gets its 24 hours in the spotlight at Games du Jour. A week is "In the Cards"
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Q: How Sneaky Are Carnivorous Plants?— mental_floss question of the day.
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Interview: Band of the Week - The Argonauts— A healthy mix of punk and ska.
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American Idol Prediction: Teenyboppers Will Send Sanjaya Soaring Into the Top Ten— Call them what you want — Fanjayanatics, Fanjayanistas, or teenyboppers — it should be clear by now that America's teenagers
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Myst Online: Uru Live Now Available for Intel Mac Users— Myst Online: Uru Live sees the light of day on the Mac thanks to GameTap and Cider.
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New Mashtracker Tracks Social News Stories, Techmeme-Style— New "memetracker" focuses on blog conversations stemming from social news stories published by Mashable.
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State Of A Lost Union— A concerned critique of Lost's divisive third season as we pass its halfway point, and how the remaining episodes may
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Movie Review: Lucio Fulci’s Perversion Story— Italian schlock horror-meister Fulci's sixties era "erotic thriller" gets revived on DVD.
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DVD Review: King Kong - The Animated Series Volume 1— Hardly worthy of the Kong name.
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TV Review: American Idol 6: British Invasion Week— Someone just hand Melinda the Idol crown already.
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Chris Cornell to Tour, Career Retrospective, and Album Preview— Now as a solo artist once again, the release date has been set for Cornell’s second album.
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24 Season Six, Hour 14 - Altered States— Sometimes there are bad people posing as good people. Nadia seems so loyal -and is the shadow cast on Milo
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Music Review: King Crimson - The Condensed 21st Century Guide to King Crimson: 1969-2003— A beautiful, comprehensive collection showcasing just what the band has accomplished in its nearly four decades.
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The 300 Controversy: Fact vs. Fiction— Everyone with a blog and a dream thinks they are a pundit these days.
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Music Review: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Meets Sam Most— It's upbeat and warm and an all-around fun listen.
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Hiring and Firing Teachers— A sensible design would encourage people to teach for a spell, not for a lifetime.
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Recipe: Extra Stout Chocolate Mousse— The ultimate chocolate experience can be yours, with much less effort than you expect!
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Espresso: The Romance Factor— Where is the romance and theater of pushing a button? Where is the skill and passion of the barista?
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Book Review: Textual Poachers: Television Fans & Participatory Culture by Henry Jenkins— Scully, the Truth is out there - fans aren't passive consumers anymore.
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Movie Review: Premonition— Probably should wait for this on Netflix.
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The Most Harmful Books, Conservative Style— Dangerous books? After Communism, Nazism and Maoism comes... sexuality, feminism, and nontheism.
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Audio Book Review - The Destroyer # 100: Last Rites by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir— The story is highly entertaining, humorous and both the narration and performance work very well.
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Book Review: Massacre in Mexico by Elena Poniatowska— A gripping and heartbreaking account of the 1968 massacre of peaceful protesting students in Mexico City.
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Random Roundup: Zodiac, The Illusionist, Fifty Pills and More!— Here we are once again again with another random handful of flicks that run the gamut in this week's Random
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B-Movie of the Week: Rectuma— Mark Pirro proves once and for all that the biggest asses are found in America.
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Femicide: A Growing Stain on the World's Conscience— Murder and torture of women continues. Bush ignored it during his Latin American tour. When are world leaders going
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Book Review: Black's Beach Shuffle by Corey Lynn Fayman— From page one we are propelled into the world of big money, big egos, and big vaporware...
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