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Dear Santa…
There are a lot of things I’d like for my >INSERT APPROPRIATE SECULAR HOLIDAY HERE< gift this year. So, I decided the fair thing to do would be to list them all here, so my legions of readers and fans…
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The Hanukkah Fairy
Perhaps no character in history has evoked more controversy or provoked more heated discussion than the Hanukkah fairy. Mostly because he doesn’t really exist—and not even in a “Santa Claus doesn’t exist” way. He doesn’t exist in a much more…
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A Flash of Genius
The Universal Serial Bus might be one of the biggest leaps forward in computing since the advent of microprocessors. Prior to USB connections, peripherals (printers, mice, joysticks, etc.) connected to computers via a multitude of proprietary connections; serial ports, parallel…
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Seven Questions with Tribute Artists Super Diamond
You might not know Randy Cordero by his given name. Most people don’t. Most people know Cordero by his stage persona: Surreal Neil. Cordero fronts what might be the greatest Neil Diamond tribute band in history, Super Diamond. Indeed, their…
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Duly Noted: For the Record
I went into a music store yesterday. An honest-to-God, brick-and-mortar music store. It’s a lot like going into a museum, except the whole thing’s the gift shop. In fact, this particular music store even sold records.
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Seven Questions with Comedy Duo Michael & Michael
The new Comedy Central show Michael and Michael Have Issues reunites Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter at their bickering best; a latter-day Odd Couple more like the I’m-a-PC-I’m-a-Mac guys than Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. The duo first exposed…
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Beyond the Axe
On Aug. 13, the most important living person in rock and roll history died due to complications from pneumonia. He was 94 years old. And he invented the solid-body electric guitar.
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Irish Rockers Flogging Molly
Flogging Molly is a breath of boisterous emerald bombast, a Jameson-and-Guinness-soaked septet whose music captures the working-class Irish mythos. Here, mandolin/banjo virtuoso Bob Schmidt talks about family life and thriving on an indie-label…
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The Dreamy Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz’s hit single, “I’m Yours” might just be the most played single in radio history. As he puts it, it’s the “happy little hippie song” that legions of fans have gravitated too. Here, Jason talks about that lightning in…
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Remember the Time
By the time you read this, it won’t exactly be timely, but at this point, I can’t really fathom writing about anything else.
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