Thursday , March 28 2024

Tan The Man

Tan The Man writes mostly about film and music. He has previously covered events like Noise Pop, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, South By Southwest, TBD Festival, and Wizard World Comic Con.

Earliest Possible Sex Toy Found?

What might possibly be one of the earliest sex toy ever found: here. “A sculpted and polished phallus found in a German cave is among the earliest representations of male sexuality ever uncovered, researchers say.” “The 20cm-long, 3cm-wide stone object, which is dated to be about 28,000 years old, was …

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Johnny Cash – The Legend CD Box Set

Johnny Cash might be remembered most for his black outfits and his deep voice. “The Man in Black” sang for almost five decades, and I’m glad to say that this 4-CD set does the country music legend honor. The set is divided into four disc themes: Win, Place And Show …

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Before Sunrise Review

What started off as a small movie in 1994 has become a cult film for college students, or that’s at least what I’ve read. Even if what I read wasn’t true, it still wouldn’t surprise me. Before Sunrise is perfect for college students because of what it is about: hope. …

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Daylight Saving Time To Be Extended

Congress has signed a proposal to possibly extend daylight saving by an extra two months in an effort to save energy. Under current daylight saving, it starts on the first Sunday of April and ends the last Sunday of October. Under the new daylight saving, it would begin the first …

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The Essential Dolly Parton CD Review

The great Dolly Parton has sung her heart out for decades, and her Tennessee voice is one of the most recognizable in music. The beauty of Dolly is her honesty. The opening track of her compilation album is “Dumb Blonde.” No doubt that she is trying to confront the critics …

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Terrell Owens Compares Himself To Jesus

Terrell Owens and his current agent, Drew Rosenhaus, have been wanting to renegotiate Owens’ contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, and Owens has threatened to not attend the mandatory training camps this summer. He talked to the press and compared himself to Jesus. Owens told the Miami Herald, “At the end …

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The Essential Duke Ellington CD Review

Duke Ellington is one of America’s most important and influential jazz icons, and sadly much of his music has been forgotten in today’s contemporary music. Jazz music recently saw a revival in the genre with the critical success of Diana Krall (highest selling jazz artist ever) and the mainstream success …

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Apple Sells Its 500,000,000th iTunes Song

Sunday, July 17, 2005 is the date that Apple sold its 500,000,000th iTunes song. At 14:44, Amy Greer of Lafayette, Indiana purchased “Mississippi Girl” by Faith Hill to win the grand prize of Apple’s contest to 500 million downloads. As the grand prize winner, Amy wins 10 iPods – iPod, …

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Goldfinger – The Best Of Goldfinger CD/DVD Review

I hate to say this, but time hasn’t been kind to Goldfinger. Many of these songs don’t age well, especially in today’s alternative and rock radio world of pop punk and new wave. Goldfinger started in 1994 and this band from L.A. came out of the shadows of No Doubt …

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