Name: Ross
Weblog: publichealthpress.blogspot.com
Articles: 24
First Published: Wednesday, August 14, 2002
Last Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Currently listing articles 24-1:
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Curses! A musical satire for Cub fans— The media is in a feeding frenzy over the fan who allegedly "lost" the Cubs game. Here's a satirical song for those who believe in
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Restaurant Confidential?— Something is amiss — or at least is missing — from the Zagat restaurant ratings these days.
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Beethoven's 9th manuscript sells for $3.5m— The greatest piece of music ever written commands the highest price ever paid for a single work.
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Springsteen meets Moulin Rouge— In rock n' roll, it doesn't get bigger than Meat Loaf, or his grandiose 1977 classic "Bat Out of Hell."
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1 Million Strangled Ducklings Can't Be Wrong— Paris' legendary restaurant Tour d'Argent will serve its 1 millionth duck next week. But the writeup sounds as if it were written by PETA or
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We Loves You Nina, 1933-2003— Eclectic jazz great and civil rights icon Nina Simone passed away early Monday at the age of 70.
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The $4 Bin - Volume 3— More gold nuggets mined from the used CD bin at my local record shop.
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Warning: Do Not Taunt Water Yo-Yo— The latest gotta-have-it toy in New York brings back memories.
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WAR! Ungh! Good God y'all...— "War" singer Edwin Starr dead at 61.
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RIP, Mr. Noodle's Brother, Mr. Noodle— Emmy- and Tony-winning character actor Michael Jeter, best known in my household as Mr. Noodle's brother, Mr. Noodle on Elmo's World, passed away over the
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The Gentleman from New York— Today, we mourn the loss of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the brilliant Harvard professor, U.N. Ambassador, and former Senator from New York.
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Cover the Uninsured Week— March 10-16, 2003. Almost 75 million people under 65 had no health insurance for all or part of 2001-02. This hurts all of us.
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Doors Tour Slams Shut (for now)— The long-awaited (snicker) reunion tour (chuckle) by the Doors (guffaw) was knocked off course when their new drummer - Stewart Copeland (wha?) - broke his
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The Reigning Rock Sounds of 2002— Welcome to my world, where the motto is: It's the melody, stupid! Five great 2002 rock and r&b albums and five recent reissues that
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La Diva Renee— The New York Times offers another (in my opinion, deservedly) fawning look at America's Operatic Sweetheart, Renee Fleming, on the occasion of her performance as
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Talk about...pop music— TechnoPop: The History of Technology In Popular Music is an excellent series discussing the impact of technological innovation on how music is composed, played, recorded,
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The $4 Bin - Volume 2— The most recent gold nuggets unearthed in the bargain racks of my local independent CD & record seller.
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The King Is Dead! Long Live The King!— These days, there's a lot more conversation and action surrounding Elvis Presley.
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The $4 Bin - Volume 1— Call me old fashioned, but I still buy CDs. In fact, I have an addiction to buying CDs. Fortunately, there's a great independent record store
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Pigs and the Pox— The government will not give the public access to smallpox shots until there's an outbreak. Here's some insight into why.
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In A Mellow Tone— I put together a mix disc this weekend. My goal was to set a mellow-yet-romantic mood. Here's the playlist:
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Coldplay: A Rush of Blood to the Head— Coldplay shoulders the unenviable burden of being labelled the Next Big Thing from Britain...
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A Strange Place For Jazz— Sweden may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking about the future of Jazz, but out of the land of caribou
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Holmes Brothers: Righteous!— ...
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