http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:15:45 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/02/29/151545.php Liz LentWhy the music of Stevie Nicks is the best cure for the break-up blues<br/> You know the drill. Your relationship with a significant other just ended. You find yourself lying on the couch, an empty bag of Oreos clutched in both hands and Love Story paused on the DVD. If only someone understood your pain. If only someone shared your agony. If only a short blond woman would record a series of multi-platinum songs... Music74346@blogcritics.org Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:15:45 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/02/20/174342.php Liz LentThe Science of Comedy: A serious look at the business of making people laugh.<br/> For comedians, the science of making people laugh is serious business. It&rsquo;s a special alchemy &ndash; two parts absurdity to one part nonsense with a spark of the needed to jolt the joke to life. One of comedy&rsquo;s greatest practitioners, Steve Martin, has unlocked the laboratory door on the science of comedy with a compelling and unusual... Books74095@blogcritics.org Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:43:42 EST