Steven Hart is a freelance writer based in New Jersey. He blogs about politics and popular culture at The Opinion Mill. He also blogs about writing and more personal matters at StevenHartSite.
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The Big One: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
JazzFest on an ordinary year is a must-see; this year promises to be extraordinary.
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The Problem With Profiling, Whether Pitbulls or People
The same qualities that make the dogs such dangerous antagonists also make pit bulls like Rufus into superb family dogs.
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Paul Hackett's Supporters Need to Dial Down the Anger
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The Death of American Conservatism
As an intellectual movement and a political philosophy — as anything other than a fig-leaf for corporate scamming — conservatism is dead.
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Bernie Worrell: New Jersey's Claim to Musical History
It's not a wellspring of popular music, but Plainfield, N.J. earns its place in history as the birthplace of Bernie Worrell.
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Michael Crichton Gets a Fitting Literary Award
The AAPG award doesn't have a cute nickname, like Oscar or Grammy...
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The Rolling Stones Know How to Play Ball
This is, after all, the band that agreed to self-bowdlerize "Let's Spend the Night Together" into "Let’s Spend Some Time Together" for The Ed Sullivan Show in 1967.
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Oscars: Penguins in Antarctica Vs. Political Vultures in Newark, N.J.
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The Super What?
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DVD Review: Battlestar Galactica
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