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Songs I Like By Artists I Hate

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Over at the DG, I list some of the songs I like by artists I hate. One favorite is Barry Manilow's "Copacabana (At the Copa)."...

 
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Research for the Apocalypse

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Curious about what to read to prepare for the coming economic apocalypse? The website i09 has helpfully compiled a reading list...

 
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New Instrumental Music

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I've been wishing Modest Mouse would release a new album, as the band's most recent album, "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank," was...

 
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Watching "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

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"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is one of the more pleasant cinematic surprises of the summer, a rousing, fast-paced simian action...

 
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Game Over Used to Mean Something

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Over at Kotaku, Maria Bustillos writes a fairly thought-provoking and philosophical piece about video game deaths, and how they help us...

 
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Roger Ebert's Life Story

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Over on his blog, Roger Ebert has posted the opening pages of his memoir, which will be published on Sept. 13. Here's an excerpt:...

 
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Rural Gardens Link Neighbors

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In her column this week at the DG, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about the bonds forged between neighbors who garden. Reminds...

 
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My Personal Account of the Earthquake

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Over at the DG, I provide my personal account of today's earthquake. Which I wasn't planning to do, as I mention in my post. But then...

 
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Philip's Bike Commute

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My friend Philip Schwartz at the Albany Business Review has been blogging about bike commuting. In his most recent post , he writes...

 
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A New Old Man?

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Being from New Hampshire, I was of course incredibly sad when the Old Man on the Mountain, the granite cliffs in the White Mountains...

 
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To Catch a Terrorist

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It's always a bit startling to pick up a national newspaper or magazine and suddenly realize you're reading about your community....

 
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Thankfully, Memories Fade

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In my column this week at the DG, I write about why sometimes it's good to forget ... at least a little. Here's an excerpt: "The...

 
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On Sidney Lumet's "Prince of the City"

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I got on a Sidney Lumet kick a while back, and watched several of his films, including his 1981 film about police corruption, "Prince of...

 
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Tommy Stinson Rocks

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The Replacements disbanded some time ago, and bandleader Paul Westerberg has since transformed into a sensitive singer-songwriter....

 
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Can the Middle Class Be Saved?

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The Atlantic Monthly latest issue features an excellent cover story by Don Peck on whether the middle class can be saved, as well as a...

 
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In Defense of Brand Loyalty

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Brand loyalty is a way of life for my grandfather. He gravitates toward Ford vehicles; keeps his house stocked with only Yuengling...

 
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Lists of Books

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Over at the DG , I consider which great books I think are overrated, which books I think are awesome and which books I feel kind of...

 
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Thinking about "The Help"

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I read "The Help" because a local flack thrust it upon me and told me it was the greatest book in the world, and that I absolutely had...

 
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Dolphins In New York City?

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I love dolphins, and on a trip to the Everglades a couple years ago, I was fortunate enough to see two dolphins frolicking in the wake...

 
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David Lynch Does Music

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Director David Lynch has an electro-pop album called "Crazy Clown Time" coming out in November. It even features Karen O of the Yeah,...

 
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The Museum of Broken Relationships

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Good Magazine reports on a traveling museum that collects mementoes from failed relationships. The items are currently on display at...

 
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Rupert Murdoch is In Trouble

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The British phone hacking scandal just gets worse and worse , and although I haven't followed every single twist and turn, it seems...

 
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It Isn't Getting Better

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Over on his blog Bank Talk, my friend Adam Rust explains why the housing market is going to continue to struggle. The piece is a...

 
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Watching "Beats, Rhymes & Life"

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Over at the DG, I review the amateurish yet engaging new documentary about the influential hip-hop band A Tribe Called Quest, "Beats,...

 
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Leaving the Clothes On the Line

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In her column this week at the DG , my colleague Maggie Hartley writes about the benefits of hanging the wash out to dry. Here's an...

 
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