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Remember when nostalgia died?
I cannot be the only one who gets a little jolt anytime he encounters someone waxing nostalgic over the 1980s or even the 1990s. We just lived the '80s and '90s, like, a moment ago, didn't we? They seem so recent that many of us are working harder at...Tags: Music, Hofstra University, Science and Technology, The Cosby Show (tv program), Radio
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3/8/2013-Meanwhile, Back In Syria
President Obama doesn't feel like he has to supply the Syrian opposition with arms because other nations are sending plenty. The United States is sending food and medical supplies and the CIA is training opposition fighters in Jordan, but we won't give...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Central Intelligence Agency, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts
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Mindfulness meditation: It may be essential, but, boy, it isn't easy
On the third day of silence and meditation, I said just 14 words, all of them in the course of chopping vegetables for dinner. Days two, four and five were not much different. I'm not the quiet type. But this was my idea. So earlier this year, I drove...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Chile's pop music scene hits a new high, with Astro in its orbit
In the video for their hit single "Ciervos" (Stags), members of the Chilean electro-pop band Astro wave spears and romp around in furry pelts and animal skulls as if part of some Bronze Age lost tribe. It's intended to be the last word in low-budget...
Tags: Fine Artists, Music, Artists, Ana Tijoux, Peter Gabriel
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‘Meteor Disneyland’? Russian city looks to meteor site’s future
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesMeteor Disneyland. That's just one of the ideas for future incarnations of the spot in southern Russia where a 10,000-ton ...... -
Sen. Mark Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support. "When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the...
Tags: Elections, Mark Kirk, Civil Rights, Same-Sex Marriage, U.S. Congress
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Watery beer? NPR says no
Change of SubjectAll the excuse we in the media seem to need to turn a minor gripe or pique into a major story is a) the filing of a lawsuit b) the introduction of legislation This story, to wit. Note that is...... -
Top tips on bag lunches -- overrated and underrated foods to tote to work
Change of SubjectWhen he was visiting from New York recently, Dan Pashman interviewed me for "The Sporkful," the award-winning podcast that takes a basic, practical look at all things ingestible. Our topic for mastication and rumination was the bag lunch: Eric argues........ -
Justin Moore coming to Johnstown
Our Town CorrespondentCountry artist Justin Moore is coming to the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown on April 19. Moore recently released his sophomore album, “Outlaws Like Me,” which sold over 3.9 million digital downloads and was certified gold....Tags: The New York Times, Entertainment, Jon Pardi, Ticketmaster, Radio
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Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review WTTW-Ch. 11 Host Joel Weisman with - John McCarron, Chicago Tribune - Cheryl...... -
Not a 'quota woman'
Margaret Thatcher never cared much for feminism and other progressive equal-rights movements. Yet she deserves to be honored by those of us who do, whether we like the result of her politics or not. Thatcher, who died Monday at age 87 after a stroke,...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, University of Oxford, Ronald Reagan, Human Interest
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Can You Be Pro-Women and Still Think Sheryl Sandberg is a Tool?
Can you be for female empowerment in the workplace, believe there is an unjust double standard for women in every aspect of life from assertiveness to sexuality, observe Equal Pay Day and generally be just feminist as f*** while still thinking Sheryl...
Tags: Authors, Cultural Development, Book, Culture, Rush Limbaugh
Apr 12, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 30, 2013
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Mar 7, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
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Apr 2, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
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Apr 10, 2013
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Apr 8, 2013
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Apr 4, 2013
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Apr 10, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 9, 2013
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