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• 14 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.

  in Politics — by Ross — on Mar 27, 2003

• 13 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.

  in Politics — by Ross — on Mar 10, 2003

• 12 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 arm...

  in Music — by Ross — on Dec 03, 2002

• 11 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 everyone should own.

  in Music — by Ross — on Nov 25, 2002

• 10 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 Imogene in Il Pirata at the Met.

  in Music — by Ross — on Oct 20, 2002

• 9 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, distributed and promoted.

  in Music — by Ross — on Oct 11, 2002

• 8 The $4 Bin - Volume 2

  The most recent gold nuggets unearthed in the bargain racks of my local independent CD & record seller.

  in Music — by Ross — on Oct 10, 2002

• 7 The King Is Dead! Long Live The King!

  These days, there's a lot more conversation and action surrounding Elvis Presley.

  in Music — by Ross — on Oct 09, 2002

• 6 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 in town that provides me with my fix.

  in Music — by Ross — on Oct 04, 2002

• 5 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.

  in Culture — by Ross — on Sep 25, 2002