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No Currency Left to Buy the Big Lies

In honor of election day in America being just 1 day away, today and tomorrow’s blog postings will be all about the Obama and McCain campaigns. This first one shows the value of celebrity. No, not the celebrity of the presidential candidates, but of the commentator on them, in this case: actor John Cusack. What does [...]

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Ringo ‘too busy’ for autographs

I love this – a BBC story about former Beatle Ring Starr’s announcement that he will no longer be signing autographs or memorabilia, nor will he answer fan emails any longer. Why do I love this? Because it stirs up a part of that everyone – Beatles fan or not – can relate to. We are [...]

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‘Saved by the Bell’: Where are they now?

“Where Are They Now’s” are fun. Personally, I wish there were more of them. Mind you, the reasons why are mystery to me. I mean, I totally understand our cultural attachment to the fictional characters themselves whom we’ve grown to love, but I just don’t get why we become so emotionally attached to the actors [...]

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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: Mock the Vote

Oh they’ve done it now. Comedy Central’s master tag-team satirist duo, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, have once again pushed the envelope and maybe, this time, could it be too far? Probably not. It rarely, if ever, is. But the sheer firestorm this New Yorker cover they did together, a parody of an earlier New [...]

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