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Obama calls on Fox News, mourns beard

Obama calls on Fox News, mourns beard Posted December 3, 2008 12:19 PM by Frank James At the recently completely press conference at which President-elect Barack Obama officially named Gov. Bill Richardson his choice for Commerce Secretary, Obama called on Fox News's White House reporter. The interchange was interesting for a few reasons. One, some observers had thought that Obama might be freezing out the news channel known for its conservative bent. Ed Schultz, the progressive radio

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The Film-makers of Mars

The films just started showing up, everywhere, old forgotten silent movies turning to jelly in warehouses all over SoCal: Anaheim, Burbank, Tarzana. I got a call from Al at Hannibal Restoration. “They’re mindblowing!” The old hippie. Eight reels of a film about Santa Claus from 1909. Filmed in Lapland. And forty reels of a film it says was produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs. In 1911? Cinefex sponsored a program at the LA film festival. They invited me, of course; Hannibal invited me as well. I

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*Tail of the Moon Book 14 — Recommended

Review by Ed Sizemore This volume continues Usagi’s struggle to find her place in the world now that her clan has been destroyed. One decision that she’s made is to leave behind her life as a ninja and become a professional herbalist. Ueda’s excellent storytelling continues as Usagi is confronted with two great challenges. The first is learning to navigate this new and strange world of the Japanese feudal court. It’s a world where deference and biting your tongue are the highest virtues. Only

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A good old-fashioned misogynist -- and a classicist with form

Once you get to be fifty, as I am sure I have gloomily remarked before, invitations to funerals tend to outnumber invitations to weddings. Just while I’ve been in the States, three old Cambridge Classicists have died. Frank Walbank died a couple of months ago. He had been (and still in a way remained) one of the subject’s real radicals -- not just writing the standard commentary on Polybius (on whom he gave the Sather lectures), but also a gloriously Marxising treatment of the late Rome emp

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All Shall Perish - Mike Tiner and Eddie Hermida

Alright people, get ready for a big hilarious interview with All Shall Perish vocalist Eddie Hermida and their famed bass player Mike Tiner (THE Tiner). Are you ready for plenty of off-colour sexual jokes and toilet humour? No? You think it’s disgusting? Well it doesn’t matter, because once you start reading, you will be hooked! Or you might leave some nasty comments… But realistically speaking the dudes in All Shall Perish are absolutely funny, and they also brought up some important subjects

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Don van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) 5.9

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band were legendary. Don van Vliet’s facial hair? Not so much. His lip ferret was merely average. And his poet’s beard was never much more than the obligatory mark of a mad musical genius. The extent to which we can attribute Beefheart’s storied musical career to his tightly manicured face garden is far less than the muse standard set by other great beardists. Beefheart’s continued trajectory into obscurity and remaining a cult hero is directly proportional to

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Becoming a Common Reader

I finally realized what I’m looking for every time I go to the small, segregated “non-fiction” section in the bookstore (which is far from the travel essays and the autobiographies and the ethnography stuff). Ex Libris–Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman. I’ve read this book at least 30 times over the past 8 years. The first hardback edition came out in 1998, and the paperback edition came out in 2000, which is right when I bought mine–as is scrawled on the inside cover by me–a habit

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An Evening at Mosca's

Last evening, I had the pleasure of a meal with friends at one of my favorite restaurants in the New Orleans area - Mosca's. Going to Mosca's is an experience.  Driving across the Mississippi on the old Huey P, one eventually comes across a small, unpretentious white building alone in the woodlands in rural Avondale .  Inside, the warmth of the people and the food in the simple surroundings hit you immediately. As Fodor's review put it, the various platters laid before you tend to "approach the

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Pierre Hardy Shows off Stellar Shoes at Victoria?s Secret Holiday Show In Miami

Heidi Steals the Show in Hardy’s Sexy Red Peep Toe Pumps Welcome to the Thong Economy. This company is boldly letting it ride on Heidi Klum’s million-dollar smile and Adriana Lima’s considerable cleavage. And the Dow-fatigued guest list is simply loving it. What economic crisis? The only hubbub at this show was seating plan drama. Who gets to sit next to Seal and Sean Combs? What’s the furthest tangent we can seat Paris Hilton from ex-BFF Kim Kardashian? “This show is about celebrating the

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Pierre Hardy Shows off Stellar Shoes at Victoria’s Secret Holiday Show In Miami

Heidi Steals the Show in Hardy’s Sexy Red Peep Toe Pumps Welcome to the Thong Economy. This company is boldly letting it ride on Heidi Klum’s million-dollar smile and Adriana Lima’s considerable cleavage. And the Dow-fatigued guest list is simply loving it. What economic crisis? The only hubbub at this show was seating plan drama. Who gets to sit next to Seal and Sean Combs? What’s the furthest tangent we can seat Paris Hilton from ex-BFF Kim Kardashian? “This show is about celebrating the

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Cranky Large Medium reading, 29 November

Go away.Why are you still here? Didn't the help sweep you out the door? No. Of course not; you can't get good help these days, especially if all they are is felis catus. Sigh. I suppose I'll have to give you a reading to get rid of you. Here you are, then: You can't stand allowing anybody else to do what you're certain you can do yourself. You are impulsive and fidgety, shrewd and sly, and depend on "intuition" more than actual knowledge. That kind of risk-taking doesn't always pay off

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A Tribute To John Mclaughlin And Mahavishnu Orchestra - "Mahavishnu Re-Defined" (2008) @320

Paying affectionate homage to jazz greats is a tricky business, especially when it comes to an artist like John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu Orchestra is considered by many to be the greatest Jazz-fusion group of all time. The group was formed in late 1970-early 1971 by McLaughlin, a brilliant guitarist with a jazz-rock pedigree that included work with the Graham Bond Organisation in the mid-60s, and with the electrified Miles Davis on his landmark "Bitch

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Today's Headlines: Injured Cyclist Speaks, Cyclocross 2008 and Bike Rack Delays

BlogTO: Cyclocross 2008 in Riverdale Park Photos The 2008 Ontario Cyclocross Championship race went down yesterday in Toronto's Riverdale Park. Coffee, beer, plenty of mud, polka music, and some spectacular wipeouts kept both spectators and participants in the thick of the action. blogTO reader Frank Lemire was there to catch all the fun and excitement in both still photos and video. Globe: Cyclist's freedom lost with limb Wrapped in a white sheet, with a brown beard that hasn't b

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Toy Break 56 : Long!

Follow along for the 9" Warriors by Mezco, TMNT Mini Figures by Playmates, Big Bob Slug by Frank Kozik, coupon codes, news, and much more! Start steeping some soothing green tea and tune in for a Toy Break! Toy Break Stuff Combat-R Zero Super Set Contest - Win a set of all 5 Combat-R Zero figures from Atomic Mushroom Toys - a $200 value!! Just click over to our forums and post your favorite robot movie - deadline is December 3rd Tobor Contest Winner - Thank you to everyone who participated!

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MATISYAHU SETS UP AT LAVO

We give that beard six out of 10 Castros. (Photo by Bryan Haraway) Matisyahu hit up Lavo at The Palazzo Saturday night after his show at the House of Blues, as Lavo is clearly the go-to spot for Orthodox Jewish reggae rappers. He was like the sixth one there that night. Also there was Mechad Brooks of True Blood, marking the second week in a row vampires have been in Vegas. Brooks did The Bank at Bellagio on Sunday, surrounded by ladies who can’t get enough of pasty dudes. Robert Smith, you

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M83 and School Of Seven Bells at the Opera House in Toronto

Frank YangIt’s amazing what a little tracklist editing can do. Though it goes against much of what I believe (album is sacred, blah blah), I’ve found that simply hitting the skip button on M83’s last album Before The Dawn Heals Us when a certain spoken word track starts improves the overall experience immeasurably. This revelation, combined with the fact that their latest effort Saturday=Youth has been growing on me much more since I reviewed it in brief, should have been enough to get me to th

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Foodies in the White House!

Along with the myriad other ways the Obamas give me hope and pleasure, the evidence suggests that they’re foodies. Now there’s a credential that counts. The other day, I had a cackle over some guy on the do-it-yourself blog at TPM, all excited about the knife skills Barack revealed on 60 Minutes. Remember the clip of him chopping pickles for the girls’ tuna salad? “Fingers tucked under and all!” the TPM guy w00ted. Verily, his paring-knife moves look expert. Also this week, NYT restaurant cri

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OWW Daily News & Notes for 11/22

[Submit News] Readers are encouraged to submit news for the “OWW Daily News & Notes” page to oww@onlineworldofwrestling.com. Compile the important aspects of your news item or upcoming event into one small paragraph, and the chances that I will use it are almost 100%. Thank you for your support and I look forward to hearing from you soon. [Birthdays & Anniversaries] Lash Leroux (1976) celebrated a birthday today. Today in Memoriam: Jess McMahon (72, 1954), Yoshi Momota (54, 2000)

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FEARS

As Tony Robbins is fond of saying, “without a vision people perish.” Often the news of an impending economic recession is accompanied by an equally heavy mental recession - our minds shrink to thoughts of fear and uncertainty, and the days ahead seem filled with gloom. It need not be like this, and in fact we are only making the situation worse for ourselves by becoming more depressed. The worry in yourself serves no purpose and it doesn't bring about change. Whatever you fight will strengthen a

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The Quick 10: 10 Famous Circus Performers

I’m sure you have all noticed by now that I have a love of the strange and the bizarre. So when I came across this fascinating post about strongmen throughout history at Listpedia, I was immediately inspired for today’s Quick 10. I know strongmen aren’t always circus sideshow attractions, but they are definitely unusual people… so that’s where my brain went. And by the way, if you have something to get done this afternoon, don’t click on the Listpedia link. It’s a highly addictive site that w

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