- Thursday, May 17, 2007 — 67 Articles Published
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Book Review: The Fine Art of Kimono Embroidery by Shizuka Kusano— A beautiful collection of kimono from a talented artist whose work has been showcased around the world.
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The Joy of Indian Classical Dances— Even as everything western is considered cool, dances like Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudhi, Kathak, and Odissi still attract young Indians.
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Book Review: Hick by Andrea Portes— A daring 13-year-old leaves home for what she hopes is a much better life.
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Love: Maybe the Beatles Were Right— The emotional reality of the human experience is that we are simply happiest when we love and are loved in
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Children Subjected to Terrifying "Gunman Attack" on School Trip— Little kids, little kids - let me in!
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Paris Hilton and Pluto in Capricorn: Astrology In Real Life— Are her troubles a sign of the times?
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Book Review: The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx— “The Bay crawled with whitecaps like maggots seething in a broad wound.” Journey to the sea on knotty words.
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PC Game Review: The Apprentice: Los Angeles— It's no surprise the Donald has found his way into a computer game, but it might not be what you
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Music Review: Wilco - Sky Blue Sky— The sounds and influences of Sky Blue Sky are vintage '70s.
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Product Review: Proenza Schouler Brings Couture to the Masses— Couture is brought to the masses with an attractive, affordable, and surprisingly high-quality line at Target stores.
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PC Game Review: Diner Dash: Flo on the Go— Flo returns for her third dining adventure: vacation. But she loses her luggage and needs bucks for her trip.
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Restaurant Review: Luigi's Italian Cafe in Dallas, Texas - Sublime Northern Italian— This is perhaps the best and most affordable Italian restaurant in the Dallas area.
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Book Review: Naked Thinking - The Power of Feeling Less, Thinking More, and Making Better Decisions by Phil D’Agostino— More intellect and less emotion can unleash deeply hidden powers.
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Music Review: The Almost - Southern Weather— The Almost may be a so-called side project, but they are grabbing a ton of attention.
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Can A PC Guy Become a Mac Guy? - Episode 5— This time we look at OS X
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Hidden Dangers In Zodiac Spot On Flea Control— A warning is something you put on packaging that a person can see so that they can make a considered
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The Average Ear of Corn Has Sixteen Rows of Kernels— Kernels, fossils, history, and Native Americans.
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In Memoriam: Jerry Falwell— I didn't always agree with him, but I'm going to miss the guy.
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Brothers and Sisters: The Most Improved New Show of 2007? — The most improved new show of 2007?
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DVD Review: Because I Said So— A delightful comedy starring an array of attractive women.
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Casting Call: Bay Area Potential Pussycats— Don't cha wanna be a Pusscat Doll?
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Music Review: Sue Foley, Deborah Coleman, and Roxanne Potvin Time Bomb— The only equipment you need in order to know your way around a guitar's fret board can be bought in
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B-Movie of the Week: Latin Dragon— Positive martial arts wizardry with a Latino flair.
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Concert Review: Heaven & Hell, Megadeth, Machine Head – Cleveland, Ohio, May 11, 2007— Iommi's guitars, Dio's voice and charisma led the charge through Sabbath's second life with a sharp, medieval set.
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Music Review: Moby Grape - Listen! My Friends: The Best of Moby Grape— ... one of the most inventive groups of musicians and songwriters to emerge during the storied mid-'60s Summer of Love
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The 2007 Network Upfronts: Fox— Oh man does Fox have a lot going on this fall.
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Welcome To The Jazz Workshop— A new jazz feature begins at Blogcritics.
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LX.TV visits the Prime Grill Restaurant and Canvas, Los Angeles— Discover the best of what's new in Los Angeles at Prime Grill and Canvas.
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Concert Review: Elvis Costello and The Imposters Tear Up the Joint - Nokia Theatre, New York, May 16, 2007 — Thirty years later, Elvis Costello still has no intention of going gentle into anyone's good night.
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Interview: Holly Ramos Comes Strong Out of The Gate— A punk princess's recipe for aging gracefully: add a little acoustic heart to that old downtown attitude.
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George Nakashima's Coffee Tables— Discover furniture designer George Nakashima's beautiful works of natural art.
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Music Review: Indie Round-Up - Women and Children First— Good children's music doesn't "sing down" to kids, and this CD meets that requirement.
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Interview with author Patty Marx— SuChin Pak interviews Patty Marx, author of Him Her Again the End of Him.
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New Album Releases, 5-15-2007: Steve Nieve, Gretchen Wilson, Wilco, Linkin Park— Wilco has Sky Blue Sky. I would be more likely to call their undistinguished songwriting Sucky Bland Sucky
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Win Signed Scripts from Law and Order!— Blogcritics and NBC Rewind are pleased to host a giveaway of scripts signed by the entire casts of Law and
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The 2007 Network Upfronts: The CW— Will VM and I still be friends next season?
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TV Review: Lost - Charlie, Underwater Babes, And My Finale Prediction!— A major brand-new prediction about the season finale!
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TV Review: American Idol 6 - Semi-Finals Results— Simon must be really, really pissed.
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Satire: An Open Letter To Katie Couric— I’ll try not to be too mean in this letter, but you really have me concerned, Katie.
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Music Review: Chanticleer - And On Earth, Peace: A Chanticleer Mass— Chanticleer’s newest recording, And on Earth, Peace: A Chanticleer Mass is in many ways its most ambitious and satisfying project.
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"Parliament of Minorities" Good for Scotland— The new government is taking shape. No party having a majority makes voting a fair process.
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RealMeals.TV Recipe: Sweet Potato Souffle— ...
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Music Review: Joss Stone - Introducing Joss Stone— Joss Stone has delivered her newest album, Introducing Joss Stone, with the note that this is finally the real her.
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Movie Review: The Challenge— Junk-cinema fans will enjoy this German martial-arts epic.
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Movie Review: Brooklyn Rules— A powerful story set in Brooklyn, circa 1985.
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What The CW's Girlfriends Needs Next Year— I can think of a few things, but I imagine some of them won't go down well.
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Movie Review: Shrek the Third— Does it live up to its predecessors?
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Younger Sagittarius Man, Older Sagittarius Woman: Can It Work? Astrology-Based Advice— Elsa, I'm a Sagittarius and can't seem to find anyone who seems interesting enough for the effort it takes to
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Music Review: Joel Frahm - We Used To Dance— By shining while hanging with the big boys, Joel Frahm has proven he belongs in their company.
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Influential Albums: Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet— One of the first albums I ever got into.
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Music Review: Madonna - "Hey You"— Madonna's new charity single proves she's still a creative force to be reckoned with.
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Music Review: Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position— The Magic Position is one of the finest releases of 2007 to date. Don't go through life without hearing it.
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Music Review: The Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare— England's next big thing of 2006 comes back with a razor-sharp second album full of pop-punk riffs and surprisingly insightful
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Music Review: Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer— A great reminder of the singularly unique talent that is Lou Reed.
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Music Playlist: Classic Alternative Suicide Songs— Songs about suicide by some of the biggest pioneers of alternative music.
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Pure Country 2: Pure Hollywood Gold— Hollywood seems to lacking for new ideas. How about Pure Country 2?
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Music Reviews: Wetton, Marillion, Rush, Elis, Battlelore, Artrosis, Beatallica, Legend Heart, and Chasing Victory— Another collection of metal and prog reviews in Marty's Musical Meltdown.
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Music Review: Sly and the Family Stone - Stand— Sly and the Family Stone recorded a perfect album. It wouldn't have a prayer of being released today.
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What Do Dick Cheney and Jimmy Carter Have in Common?— Twenty-seven years ago Carter declared military force would be used to control the Persian Gulf. Today, Cheney is repeating history.
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The Social Sheep— Unfortunately for us, it seems that our woolly friends have a human counterpart — the social sheep.
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Book Review: The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life with Styx by Chuck Panozzo with Michele Skettino— How a closeted gay musician dealt with the "manly" world of rock, the AIDS epidemic, and his own demons.
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2007 Preakness – Thursday Update— After seeing 20 horses run in the Kentucky Derby, there are only nine running this Saturday.
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Music Review: Brad Paisley - Mud On The Tires— Brad Paisley belongs to that group of modern cowboys such as Tim Mcgraw, Garth Brooks, and Keith Urban who add
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Book Review: The Sun Over Breda by Arturo Perez-Reverte— Arturo Perez-Reverte's Captain Alatriste series continues to be the wonder it was from the opening line of the first book
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Music Review: Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A— This was the album that catapulted Bruce Springsteen from popular pop star to megastar and cultural icon.
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One Track Mind: David Torn "Structural Functions Of Prezens" — Other musicians pay lip service to "thinking outside the box;" Torn is nowhere near that damned box.
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The March of Progress— Where exactly are we going?
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