My, What a Worthy Week!
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Gilad Hekselman’s Ports of Call
Israeli-Born Jazz Guitarist Breathes Melody
The Israeli-born jazz guitarist breathes melody.
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—Oakland emcee G-Eazy says he’s the best white rapper since Eminem, and he’s scheduling the opening date of his latest tour here, in the best, whitest big city in the country. Themes! Racial boasting aside, G-Eazy’s got flows. And he’s touring with A$AP Ferg, known to turn on-stage slips into ninja-style somersaults. DIRK VANDERHARTMemorial Coliseum, […]
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Good Morning, News: Y’All Qaeda Standoff Day Five, Obama Takes on Guns, and Trump Plays the “Birther” Card… AGAIN
GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Here comes the 5 to the 4 to the 3. Hands in the air if you cats drunk as me. LET’S GO TO PRESS. Welcome to day five of the Y’all Qaeda domestic terrorist standoff at the federal wildlife preserve in Burns, Oregon. The hillbilly militia remains steadfast in their idiocy, promising […]
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Watch President Obama’s Speech on Gun Control
NYT: With tears streaming down his face, President Obama on Tuesday condemned the repeated spasms of gun violence across America as he announced new executive actions intended to reduce the number of mass shootings, suicides and killings that have become routine in the nation’s communities. Speaking in the East Room of the White House surrounded […]
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Who Was Robert Stigwood?
Music manager, promoter, and impresario Robert Stigwood died today at age 81. He’s a familiar name in the music biz: That’s the logo of his record company (Robert Stigwood Organisation) to the right there, which most famously released the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977. He also managed the Bee Gees and Cream, and his […]
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Here’s the Trailer for Werner Herzog’s Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
Like the idiot I am, I went and left a movie off this week’s 2016 film preview. I mean, true, I left off a bunch of movies, but most of them I left off because they’re going to be stupid. This one I left off because I’m an idiot. To make up for my mistake, […]
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The Militant Takeover in Harney County Is Just Oregon’s Latest Symptom of Anger Over Federal Ownership
Timeline: Radical antigovernment right and federal land-use disputes https://t.co/6ZPhjn7DG3 #OregonStandoff pic.twitter.com/5XiHxWLytX — SPLC (@splcenter) January 4, 2016 There’s still no telling what will come of the armed, self-styled “militiamen” who’ve taken over a few buildings in a remote Eastern Oregon wildlife refuge. The FBI is heading up the response, but so far authorities are being […]
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Donald Trump’s First Campaign Ad Doubles Down on Xenophobia
For the longest time, Donald Trump was depending on the kindness of social media to spread his thick-headed message of hate toward Mexico and Muslims. However, as his campaign grows shakier and the realization sets in that his biggest supporters aren’t the type to vote, he’s vowed to spend $2 million per week in television […]
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Good Morning, News: The Latest on Oregon’s Gun-Toting Cowardly Militia Idiots (Who are Also Terrorists)
GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! When you walk into the room, you pull me close and we start to move. And we’re spinning with the stars above, and you lift me up in a wave of love. LET’S GO TO PRESS. A splinter group of armed hillbilly militia men have taken over a federal office in Burns, […]
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It’s on TV Tonight: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock lovers rejoice, your fave Brit import returns tonight—even though it’s just for a wee bit. The Sherlock holiday special, titled The Abominable Bride debuts tonight on both the BBC and PBS, and this time around is set smack dab in the Victorian era (which I’m sure will be explained in some clever way). Here’s […]
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Don’t Do New Year’s Wrong!
If you’re not celebrating New Year’s Eve like this vintage movie theater intermission clip suggests… YOU’RE DOING IT WRONG.