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25 Characteristics On How Your Favorite Rapper Might Be A Sucker MC!
Old School Scholar Hip Hop Culture and Music —
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Thanks to the polluted world of music video and glamor, Hip Hop music has been misconstrued as something else that it is not. Shallow lyrics and school-girl dissing on internet video has been the game of these so called artists, but for the next generation of young heads they just may need a list to identify these ...12 hours ago -
The paranormal in movies
OCCULT VIEW —
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The supernatural has long been a staple of movies. Yet movies that treat the paranormal as reality are not common. There is a distinction between using the magical as grist for special effects and considering them thing as real. As an example, The Exorcist was a film about the spiritual/supernatural while a film ...13 hours ago -
Save “Eastwick” Petition
Pop Crunch —
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ABC burned The Witches of Eastwick at the stake on Tuesday — in fact, the network’s struggling dramedy Ugly Betty is already in line to inherit the show’s Wednesday night timeslot this winter. But that hasn’t deterred a few devoted fans from running to the rescue of the campy cult fave. Click Here To ...15 hours ago -
Touch the sound.
Active Minds blog. By Hanson Dodge Creative. —
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There are many arguments, pro and con, about music downloads these days. Sound quality and legal arguments aside, the reason I prefer to own hard copies of music (be it vinyl or CD) is for the tactile experience. There’s something special about picking up a well-designed package and appreciating it as much as the ...16 hours ago -
More Cultural Sources of Pauls "Sarx"
Aristotle's Feminist Subject —
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This post is a continuation of the last. In the earlier post , I began asking a couple of questions: How did other writers other than Paul use the Greek word σάρξ [sarx]? (How) might this have colored and shaped and otherwise influenced exactly what Paul meant by the word? I considered (1) the LXX ...16 hours ago -
Oh My! Will Pearl Jam Be The New RickRoll?
WiredPen —
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I’m Never Gonna Give You Up , from Pearl Jam’s official YouTube channel. What is Rickrolling? See widipedia , Wired.com .18 hours ago -
I am the walrus, graphically
Peter Martin —
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Theres many more at the Huffington Post (HT Joshua Gans ) Heres one about Argentina: And this ones about departures: Ive already shared Bonnie Tyler . You can upload your own. Related Posts . Where Eagle Rock began . Beds are burning, again . Lets go back to the eighties . Playing ...18 hours ago -
Rihanna Honored During Glamour Women Of The Year Awards
Pop Crunch —
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A tearful Rihanna accepted a 2009 Glamour Women of the Year Award during the magazine’s annual award show at Carnegie Hall in New York City Monday night. Former supermodel Iman presented the 21-year-old “Russian Roulette” singer with “The Back-On-Top Superstar” prize at last night’s ceremony. ...19 hours ago -
American Airlines Fires Designer
Stephan Segraves —
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A story has been weaving its way around the internet about an American Airlines web designer being fired after responding to a complaint from a user . I have watched as some big names in the web space have ripped AA apart for their firing of the designer, claiming that AA.com is terribly designed and letting ...19 hours ago -
They May Know Jack
Transterrestrial Musings —
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…but in Hollywood, they don’t know Joe.Plus, a bonus fight with a purple dinosaur.20 hours ago -
The Melancholy Daze, Satterfield cartoon
Photos from the Vault —
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November 8, 1918 This was the other comic on the Daily Telegram’s page two that day . As fall swept in the end of World War I was near at hand. This cartoon by Bob Satterfield shows a downcast Kaiser Wilhelm II with a can labled defeat, tied to a leg and leaves falling with the same label. A jaunty teddy bear ...20 hours ago -
Gordon Lightfoot-the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Dummidumbwit's Weblog —
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Gordon Lightfoot the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot -V40 Gordon Lightfoot The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald lyrics Gordon Lightfoot – The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Posted ...21 hours ago -
The “Easy to Read” Secret of Students
Compete Blog —
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When I look back on my education, I can fondly remember the hours spent reading through the classic novels for English classes. However, I would be lying if I said my classmates and I didn’t turn to Cliffs Notes for more interpretation as we read. We were always curious about the analysis of things like ...21 hours ago -
Lindsay Lohan Dated Heath Ledger; Donald Trump’s Jet Is For Sale; Toni Braxton Divorce And More Afternoon Crunch Bites
Pop Crunch —
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Whaddup, PopCrunchers! Let’s take a little trip around the blogosphere, shall we? -According to a recently leaked voicemail, Lindsay Lohan was dating Heath Ledger at the time of his death, back in January 2008….. -Joss Stone is in trouble after making some candid remarks about drugs …. -Toni Braxton’s ...21 hours ago -
Drunk Woman Nearly Hit By Subway Train In Boston [VIDEO]
Pop Crunch —
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Check out this incredible footage of an intoxicated woman’s nearly deathly encounter with a subway train on Boston’s Orange Line last weekend. The commuter train stops just inches from a drunk rider, who apparently fell onto the tracks. There’s been a lot of chance encounters with trains lately; just last month ...22 hours ago -
Stissing Mountain High School Hostage Standoff
ipiko —
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Police in New York State say a person has been taken into custody after holding a northern New York high school principal hostage on Tuesday morning. The drama took place at the Stissing Mountain High School in Pine Plains, NY, about 90 miles north of New York City. Town supervisor Gregg Pulver says an armed man, ...22 hours ago -
Abdul-Jabbar and Facts About CML
Pathophilia —
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NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 62, has Philadelphia-chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), according to numerous news sources. ABC News reports that Abdul-Jabbar was diagnosed with the disorder in December of last year. What treatment Jabbar has received to date is unclear; although...23 hours ago -
InAlienable: The Movie is now on DVD:
The Volokh Conspiracy —
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Some readers may remember my chronicling my on-the-set experiences portraying a prosecutor in the independent film, InAlienable. (For those who missed the original posts you can read them all in order at this link.) I am very pleased to announce that the film now has a distributor is being officially released on ...1 day ago -
Jessica Biel Performs “Single Ladies” For Curious Fan
Pop Crunch —
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Jessica Biel burst into a musical number after a female fan approached she and boyfriend Justin Timberlake inquiring when the pair were going to get married, according to Australian tabloid The Day . The A-Team actress reportedly performed her own singing and dancing interpretation of Beyonce’s hit track ...1 day ago -
Carrie Prejean Sex Tape Confession On FOX News’ “Hannity” [VIDEO]
Pop Crunch —
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Deposed beauty queen Carrie Prejean tried to set the record straight about her buzzed-about sex tape with FOX News’ Sean Hannity on Monday night. The 22-year-old former Miss California claims she shot footage of herself masturbating and sent it to a boyfriend when she was a “teenager.” Yeah, right. “All ...1 day ago
