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Blogcritics On Lebanon and Democracy In the Middle East

The winds of democracy are blowing in the Middle East, with the “people power” uprising in Lebanon against the Syrian occupation being just the most startling and emblematic of stirrings all across the region. This is a very exciting and heartening series of events well worth following closely – and …

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Carnival of the Capitalists In Blogcritics

Blogcritics.org is proud to host this week’s nomadic Carnival of the Capitalists, a smorgasbord of penetrating and perceptive peeks into the machinations of economic materialism and its ramifications by so inclined bloggers from around the world and down your street. My eyes were opened – yours will be as well. …

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Blogcritics On Hunter S. Thompson: Lost Gonzo

I am stunned and deeply saddened, but no one should be shocked that Hunter S. Thompson took his own life Sunday night with a gunshot at his Woody Creek, Colorado home. What do you think “gonzo” means? It means fueled by adrenaline, drugs, riding an idea out until it dead-ends …

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Michael Jackson On Trial In Blogcritics

The Michael Jackson child molestation trial touched upon almost everything we ponder: celebrity, fabulous wealth, the media, sensationalism, law, image, race, sex, eccentricity, a whole lot of cosmetic surgery, and oh yeah, he’s a singer or something. We followed it. For coverage after the verdict see here. Michael Jackson Trial: …

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Blogcritics On American Idol 4

The American Idol juggernaut rolls on, losing none of its appeal entering season 4 with 33.5 million viewers, the largest audience of any show this season and the third-highest ratings night of entertainment programming in the Fox network’s history. We, and especially our AI experts Scott Pepper and ZMethos, will …

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Blogcritics On Awards Season: Oscars, Grammys, Junos, Rock Hall, et al

The awards season is here brightening the gloom of winter, or at least distracting us from it. We are covering the nominations, winners, reactions, performances and, of course, giving our opinions on the Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes, Rock Hall, Junos and on and on: Oscar Predictions Here are the will …

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Blogcritics On South Asia Tsunami Disaster

I have neither the ability nor the words to appropriately comprehend, assess or pay tribute to the human loss in southern Asia and around the Indian Ocean brought about by the underwater earthquake and subsequent tsunami on December 26. We were at the wedding of a good friend on New …

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year In Blogcritics

Holiday season music, books, movies, thoughts, experiences, news, etc., from your Ho Ho Ho pals at Blogcritics. Happiest Holidays to you! National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation DVD Review They’ve been to Wally World. They’ve been to Europe. This season, things are a bit different. It’s time once again to visit the …

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Blogcritics 2004 Year End Lists

Time to take stock and evaluate the best, worst, most, least and variations thereof for 2004, and look ahead to 2005: A Roundup of Film Reviews for 2004 Despite dozens of respectful, worshipful reviews, I’ve been hearing very mixed reactions on the street for the new Eastwood film, Million Dollar …

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