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Getting on the Dechen Hawk plan
He sits alone by the window of The Laughing Goat. A laptop, lunch and red wine are in front of him and conversation with another table happens to his left...
Who says hipsters don’t have soul?
To equate Mayer Hawthorne to an old soul is more accurate than most would even realize. While Hawthorne’s fans recognize it as an allusion to a sound oft-compared to legendary sounds of yore like Isaac Hayes, Barry White or Curtis Mayfield, it’s also a proper ...
Busting the Bailouts
I don’t drive, but every time I bike or walk past a gas station I can’t help reflecting on the fact that the price Americans pay for one gallon of gas is literally more than Exxon Mobil Corp. pays in taxes. In fact, due to federal subsidies — as Jim Hightower ...
Sony Pictures acquires bin Laden film for winter 2012
LOS ANGELES — "The Hurt Locker" team of director...
Bradley Cooper drinks in life after ‘Hangover’
PHILADELPHIA — Barring the end of the world (it...
‘Glee’ actors take to concert tour again
LAS VEGAS — Despite its fresh-faced cast, G-rating...
Is the time right for rap’s Odd Future?
PHILADELPHIA — Too bad Michelle Obama didn't invite...
Rom-com surprise
There´s a reason Bridesmaids isn’t called The Bridesmaid. Kristen Wiig, the star and co-writer (along with Annie Mumolo) of director Paul Feig’s comedy, has a self-effacing streak running right alongside her deadly deadpan streak...
Ferrell-in-training
The alcoholic son of an alcoholic, sales manager Nick Porter was born in a Raymond Carver short story called “Why Don’t You Dance?” published in the 1981 Carver collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. The story, which takes place at a yard sale among...
31 albums and going strong
Singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn can’t sit still. The celebrated Canadian musician has spent the last 41 years tackling politics, injustice and the euphoric joys and exacerbating nature of humanness in songs laced with spiritual conviction, honest reflection and his ...
