- Thursday, May 10, 2007 — 59 Articles Published
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Music Review: John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road— Mellencamp has never sounded more comfortable in relating the uncertainties that exist inside the reliable traditions of middle America.
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Music Review: Dionne Warwick - Make Way For Dionne Warwick & Here I Am— Reissue of early material features many gems
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Retro Corner: U.N. Squadron— One of the best shooters you've never played.
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Win a Trip to Las Vegas to See Diana Krall!— Three lucky grand prize winners will each receive tickets for two to see Diana Krall perform in Las Vegas.
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DVD Review: the Venture Bros. - Season Two— How did the show proceed after the death of the Venture Bros.?
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Book Review: Rant - An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk — Chuck Palahniuk "Rants" With His newest novel, a unique, solid offering from the Fight Club author.
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Book Review: On The Move by Bono— When U2's lead singer was asked to speak at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC in 2006, no one
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Enough with the Broody Vampire Beaus - Gimme Back the Dukes!— What’s with all the vampire-themed romance novels I see everywhere these days?
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Book Review: The Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman— Well done, gentle conspiracy thriller with roots in history and pseudo-science.
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Book Review: All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris— Sookie has a tiger by the tail... and a vampire waiting in the wings.
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Book Review: The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling by Neta Jackson— The Yada Yada’s are at it again. Jodi Baxter and the rest of the gang are back for a whole
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Miami Dolphins: John Beck on Deck— Beck, the former Brigham Young quarterback, was taken by the Miami Dolphins in the 2007 draft.
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Revealed in the Cold Light of Day: "Opening Line" Secrets of the New Yorker— Do the New Yorker editors encourage a standard opening phrase in their profiles, fiction, commentaries, reviews and special reports?
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Best Baseball Songs— The following is our list of the best baseball songs, those that belong at the top of the order.
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What Happens To The Souvenir T-shirts of the Losing Team at a Championship Game? — ...
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Product Review: Doc Martens Lighten Up with Red Velvet Boots— Dr. Martens shoes get girlie with a versatile velvet boot.
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Casting Call: Teens Wanted— Interested in being a teenage parent without the pregnancy?
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Music Review: Ari Hest - The Break-In — Singer-songwriter Ari Hest returns with his second effort for Columbia Records. Is it worth a listen?
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Retro Redux: Beyond Doo-Wop - The Original Platters — Their precision harmonizing was almost hypnotic, and they became one of the biggest successes of the 1950's.
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Music Review: Erdem Helvacioglu Altered Realities— Electronic music as emotionally effective as acoustic music, and in some ways even more effective
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Music Review: Patti Smith - Twelve— Patti Smith's new album contains 12 covers of legendary songs.
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Movie Review: Lucky You— That's why they call it a poker face...
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Movie Review: Reno 911!: Miami— Affirmative action works! The police in Reno prove its effectiveness.
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BC of the Month, May 2007: Matt Paprocki— Meet BC's premiere gamer, film review guru, and all-around interesting guy...
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Making the Rounds at General Hospital - Will He or Won't He?— Jason agonizes over his secret while Nikolas goes over his will.
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Book Review: Edenville Owls by Robert B. Parker— Best-selling author Robert B. Parker's first YA sleuth novel sets great mystery in post-World War II period.
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Book Review: I Just Am by Bryan and Tom Lambke— Bryan Lambke has grown up knowing he was different. He doesn't feel different, but the people around him tell him
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Movie Review: The Suckling— Mommy's little mistake exacts revenge in this cheap early '90s schlocker.
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Book Review: What's Your Freakin' Problem? by N.B. Piccirilli— A common sense handbook or a lengthy blog rant? You decide.
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Free Artwork From Gilbert and George— Renowned conceptual artists make new artwork available for free download for limited period.
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For My Mother, Rita Alvarado— My mother is gone, but always with me, beautiful forever in my mind's eye.
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What I Like About Tom Cruise— He is one of the best actors of the last three decades. The backlash against him is immature and pathetic.
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RealMeals.TV Recipe: Roasted Chicken with Pumpkin and Feta— ...
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Passport Purgatory!— I thought I knew who I was until I tried to establish my "identity" with the U.S. Passport Center.
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Gas Boycott on May 15th – What's the Point?— Go ahead and don't buy gas on Tuesday, but it's not going to lower the price per gallon.
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TV Review: American Idol 6 - Bee Gees Week Results— LaKisha is out of the running.
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Scottish Parliament: Feverous Nationalism Held at Bay – For Now — A referendum that would have Scotland secede from the United Kingdom is dead for now.
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Blues Roundup: Blues Legend Cary Bell Dies, 70; Blues Music Awards to Be Presented in Memphis— The blues community mourns the passing of one of its greats on its biggest night of the year.
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Music Review: The Milk and Honey Band - The Secret Life of the Milk and Honey Band— UK trio's lush, shimmering pop-rock bliss is irresistible, unpretentious. Any sweeter and it would give you cavities.
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Music Review: Scuba— A warm and fuzzy (and superb!) debut from a New England band who, you should know, are not shoegazer revivalists.
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Music Review: Depeche Mode - Black Celebration— A moody synth pop album from the masters of the genre.
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Music Review: Cary Brothers - Who You Are— A full-length release for those who decided Zach Braff needs a side job as a personal music coordinator.
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BMA Music Review: Irma Thomas - After The Rain— After The Rain is my darkhorse pick to walk away with Album of the Year at tonight's BMAs
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Music Review: Robert "Junior" Lockwood - Steady Rollin' Man— Delmark Records reissues the debut session from one of the Chicago blues' finest players.
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Interview: Martha Kimes, Author of Ivy Briefs: True Tales of a Neurotic Law Student— Take the stress of The Paper Chase, the cattiness of Legally Blonde, toss in some alcohol, and tone it all
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Movie Review: The Namesake— A few bright spots dot this mediocre film based on an equally middling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri.
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Movie Review: Ghost Rider— Rev up for the Ghost Rider!
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TV Review: NCIS - "Trojan Horse"— A tangle of a story, intriguing with a complex, misshapen, dirty plot. Much like real life.
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TV Preview: Traveler— Traveler comes out of the gate like a champ.
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Cheroots: The Real Stogies— Discusses Cheroots and their history.
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The Simpsons to Spoof 24— Sunday night, May 20th, the Simpsons will air an episode called “24 Minutes”, complete with multi frames and nerve-wracking ticking
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MTV's The Dropout Chronicles Hopes to Inspire Solutions— More than one million high school students drop out in America each year. MTV is working to help change those
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Comic Book Review: Superman: Strange Attractors by Gail Simone, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and John Byrne— Whereas other Super-writers seem to burn bridges between Clark and Lois, Gail Simone's Superman: Strange Attractors offers welcome change.
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DVD Review: Xiaolin Showdown Season One— Xiaolin Showdown delivers kung fu action and deep fictional history for young viewers and parents who are young at heart.
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American Idol - A New Spin On Song Choice - Putting Your Belief Where Your Tune Is— What exactly is singing? Isn’t it a celebration of what one feels in the deepest part of one’s life?
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One Track Mind: Funkadelic "Maggot Brain"— George Clinton told his guitarist Eddie Hazel to "play like your momma had just died." The pep talk worked to
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DVD Review: U2 DVD Collector’s Box — Two DVDs the not-so-avid U2 listener will appreciate.
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TV Review: April Round-Up - Including 24, Lost, and Heroes— This month features a higher than normal body count.
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The Best Band Movies— The following is our list of best band-related movies. Sit back, relax, and, for goodness sake, turn up the volume.
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