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GOP and Global Warming

Global warming is not a question nor is it a debate in terms of existence. Carbon dioxide levels have skyrocketed in an age that where the multitasking human being is burning a mind-boggling amount of...

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The War for Tablet Supremacy

To Mac or to Amazon? It’s a truly difficult question when it comes to tablets.

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Politicians: We’re Funny, Too! (Sort Of)

When Obama decided to “slow jam” the news he knew he was not going to be able to get away with pulling this campaign stunt without backlash from his critics. He took a risk by appearing on a late-night...

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MCA: The New Style

The music community suffered quite a loss with the passing of Adam “MCA” Yauch, the renowned founder of the Beastie Boys.

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Drama in Music City

Nashville, Tennessee: where dreams come true — if those dreams involve getting your big break as a country music sensation. ABC’s new hit drama, “Nashville,” illuminates what goes on behind closed...

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Blergh! ’30 Rock’ Airs Its Season Finale

It doesn’t seem that long ago when the advantageous Tina Fey was leaving “Saturday Night Live,” with all of us wondering what she was going to do next. Seven years and seven seasons of “30 Rock” later,...

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And The Nominees Are…

It’s mid-February, the hyped season for the highly anticipated award ceremonies: the Grammys and Oscars. Amongst the bedazzled, floor-length, backless gowns, dapper suits and flashing paparazzi —...

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‘Poppy Hill’ Is Miyazaki at His Best

It’s 1963 in the picturesque seaside town of Yokahama, Japan. Japan is in the process of trying to move forward from the aftermath of WWII and the Korean War in preparation for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics....

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Snazzy and Jazzy: Akagi Concert

Kei Akagi, along with colleagues Darek Oles and Jason Harnell, stepped up to the Steinway perched on stage in Winfred Smith next to a wooden string bass turned on its side and an emerald drum set...

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John Still on the Board of “Success”

The singing, song-writing dynamic duo, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, are back in the record releasing business with “The Diving Board.” The album showcases their talents of going back to their roots of...

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Cash into Johnny Cash One Final Time

The posthumous release of Johnny Cash’s 1980s recording “Out Among the Stars” is a pleasant reminder of what made him such an influential classic country artist. The honest lyrics woven into a...

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After Nine Seasons: Have you met Ted?

Mixed emotions don’t even begin to cover how most of us felt after the series finale of “How I Met Your Mother.” Empty. Bittersweet. There’s probably a hole in your life or at least a hole in your...

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A More Commercial Michaelson

Ingrid Michaelson is best known in the indie singer-songwriter community for her stripped down piano cover of “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” a one man band take on Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to...

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‘Jersey Boys’ is ‘Working Its Way Back To You’ at the Segerstrom

Clad in a red dress in honor of “Sherry” and a pair of heeled saddle shoes, I headed up to the orchestra level of the Segerstrom Center for the Arts to see what the buzz about “Jersey Boys” was all...

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This is Where it Left Me

“This Is Where I Leave You” is Shawn Levy’s comedy drama centered on Judd Altman, played by the go-to good guy actor (Jason Bateman). The story starts with Judd finding his wife canoodling with his...

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Treat Yo’Self One More Time for ‘P&R’

  The seventh season of “Parks and Recreation” takes place in the year 2017, and it doesn’t seem to stretch too far from what we can imagine Pawnee to be like in the next two years. The notable...

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And The Nominees Are…

It’s mid-February, the hyped season for the highly anticipated award ceremonies: the Grammys and Oscars. Amongst the bedazzled, floor-length, backless gowns, dapper suits and flashing paparazzi —...

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‘Poppy Hill’ Is Miyazaki at His Best

Courtesy of Toho:Gkids It’s 1963 in the picturesque seaside town of Yokahama, Japan. Japan is in the process of trying to move forward from the aftermath of WWII and the Korean War in preparation for...

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Snazzy and Jazzy: Akagi Concert

Kei Akagi, along with colleagues Darek Oles and Jason Harnell, stepped up to the Steinway perched on stage in Winfred Smith next to a wooden string bass turned on its side and an emerald drum set...

View Article

John Still on the Board of “Success”

The singing, song-writing dynamic duo, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, are back in the record releasing business with “The Diving Board.” The album showcases their talents of going back to their roots of...

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