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Blog Entries by Michael Sigman from 02/2010

Apologizing Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry

| Posted 02.02.2010 | Media
Read More: Mark McGwire, Roger Maris, Iran, Francis Lai, Erich Segal, Love Story, Jon Stewart, Tiger Woods, John Edwards, New York Times, Keith Olbermann, Game Change, Carl Sigman, Media News

The death last week of Erich Segal reminded the world of Love Story, his 1969 mega-selling book, and the blockbuster 1970 movie of the same name, for which he wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay.

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Sheepish In Carlyfornia

| Posted 02.04.2010 | Politics
Read More: Hewlitt Packard, Barbara Boxer, John McCain, Einstein, Socrates, Carly Fiorina, Buddha, Sarah Palin, H.L. Mencken, Glenn Gould, Bach, Bill Zimmerman, William James, Augustine, Politics News

You may think that Carly Fiorina's "Demon Sheep" ad will hurt Fiorina's chances, but the video has given the senatorial candidate free publicity.

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Edwards 'Comeback' Stories...Please Go Away

| Posted 02.07.2010 | Media
Read More: Robert Shrum, Cnn, Simpsons, Jon Stewart, John Kerry, Homer Simpson, John Weaver, Politico, John Edwards, Stephen Colbert, Cbs, Marc Ambinder, Andrew Sullivan, Sex Tapes, Media News

Now that his sex tape and other assorted sleazy doings seem to have taken John Edwards to the bottom, the mainstream media is on to the inevitable next story in this minor Greek tragedy, "Can Edwards make a comeback?"

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Neighborhood E-lists: Opportunity for Community

| Posted 02.08.2010 | Los Angeles
Read More: Rousseau, Raymond Chanldler, Nathaniel West, LA Local, M. Scott Peck, Roy Oldenburg, Email, Community, Bowling Alone, Eyes and Ears, Laurel Canyon, La Real Estate, Los Angeles News

Alienation and rootlessness are so deeply ingrained in Angelenos' psyches -- partly because so many of us are transplants -- as to be almost a badge of honor.

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Creating Community in LA: Emergency Preparedness

| Posted 02.12.2010 | Los Angeles
Read More: Google Groups, Beachwood Canyon, George Carlin, Twitter, LA DWP, Buckminster Fuller, LA Fire Department, Nichols Canyon, Frederic Nietzsche, Infacta Groupmail, John Donne, Facebook, Carl Sigman, Emergency Preparedness, Lapd, Laurel Canyon, La Real Estate, Los Angeles News

No man is an island. Surely you want to be linked up with neighbors in case of emergencies like earthquakes and fires. That way, when the crisis is over, you can return to your hermetic ways in one piece.

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Plagiarism: The Words and the Music

| Posted 02.15.2010 | Entertainment
Read More: Tina Brown, Jack Shafer, Bob Dylan, Slate, Chuck Berry, Daily Beast, Gerald Posner, Men at Work, Mitch Miller, Beach Boys, Plagiarism, Entertainment News

It's always satisfying to see journalistic plagiarism outed. But when it comes to music, things can be more complicated.

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Creating Community in LA: Neighborhood Meditation Groups

| Posted 02.22.2010 | Los Angeles
Read More: International Buddhist Meditation Center, Ken McLeod, Against the Stream, Shambhala Center, Trudy Goodman, Marc, Zen Center, Ananda, Buddhism. InsightLA, La Real Estate, Los Angeles News

There are neighborhood meditation groups springing up all over, offering the opportunity for a unique and often profound connection among friends, neighbors and, yes, strangers.

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NASA's Budget: OK To Keep Grounded

| Posted 02.25.2010 | Politics
Read More: Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, President Obama, Charles Krauthammer, Space Program, Mars, Star Trek, 2012 Budget, Moon, James Cameron, Challenger, Space Travel, Dances With Wolves, Avatar, Nas, Woods-Hole-Oceanic-Institute, Politics News

NASA gets $19 billion in 2011, compared to $18.3 billion this year.

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