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Steven Kurlander

Steven Kurlander: Spanish-Language Pizza Promotion Gives Some Heartburn

Steven Kurlander | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: Immigration, Pizza Patron Promotion, Pizza Patron Spanish Language Promotion, The Big Bang Theory, English As Second Language, Pepperoni-Pizza, Pizza Patron, Spanish Language

I'm a big fan of The Big Bang Theory, one of television's smartest sitcoms, ever.

In one of my favorite scenes an indignant Sheldon questions the "authenticity" of Luigi's Pizza after calling in his order -- in Italian -- and discovering the clerk can't understand a word.
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Lisa Mirza Grotts

The Reign of Her Majesty the Queen Turns Sixty! Diamonds (and Genes) are a Girl's Best Friend

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: Great Britian, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom, Corgis, Crowns, Diamond Jubliee, Horses, Jewels, Qeii, Royals, Tiaras

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It's hard to believe that Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne sixty years ago this February. In the words of the late historian John Grigg, "Elizabeth II deserves praise for having been a bastion of stability in an age of social...

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Gary Hart

Is Progress Possible?

Gary Hart | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: George Orwell, Political Philosophy, Government, Government Contracts, Government Services, Laissez-Faire Economics, Margaret Thatcher, Progressive Movement, Progressive Society

He who controls the meaning of words defines the debate. George Orwell, among others, understood this very well. 'All animals are equal. Some are more equal than others," for example. When ideological media chatterers demonized the very legitimate word "liberal," most Democrats substituted the word "progressive" to describe their policies...

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Marshall Fine

Movie Review: A Cat in Paris

Marshall Fine | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: A Cat In Paris, A Cat In Paris Movie Review, Anjelica Huston, Marcia Gay Harden, Marshall Fine, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Matthew Modine, Animated Feature, Movie Reviews, Movies, Oscar, Rango

Nominated for the Oscar as best animated feature (which went to the visually brilliant but drastically unfunny Rango), A Cat in Paris is a slight but entertaining tale, most noteworthy for going old-school, with hand-drawn animation.

Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol from a script by Gagnol, this film...

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Marshall Fine

Movie review: Wallander: The Revenge

Marshall Fine | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: Henning Mankel, Kenneth Brannagh, Marshall Fine, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Wallander: The Revenge, Wallander: The Revenge Movie Review, Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Kurt Wallander, Movies, Movies Reviews, Scandinavia, Sweden

The first Wallander novels by Henning Mankell were published in Sweden in the early 1990s. There have been Wallander movies and TV series in Sweden, as well as a British adaptation with Kenneth Branagh as the depressed detective Kurt Wallander that played in the U.S. on Masterpiece: Mystery.

But Wallander:...

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Rep. Keith Ellison

All-American: 45 American Men on Being Muslim

Rep. Keith Ellison | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: Keith Ellison, Muslim Americans, American Muslim Men, Congressman Ellison, I Speak For Myself, Islam In America, Religious Books, White Cloud Publishing

"It's not what you call me, but what I answer to."
--African proverb

Although a decade has passed since Sept. 11, 2001, and the world has been abuzz about Islam and what it means since then, it is clear Muslim-Americans must tell their own stories.

Many have attempted to...

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Fern Siegel

Stage Door: Clybourne Park

Fern Siegel | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: NY Around Town, NY Arts, Broadway, Bruce Norris, Bruce-Norris-Clybourne-Park, Clybourn Park, Clybourn Park Play, Drama, New York Theater, Race, Race In America, Raison In The Sun, Theater

Race is a complicated issue in America -- often unfairly reduced to PC dictates from the left or rabid anger from the right. A candid exploration of America's racial history -- and progress -- is ongoing. Obama's election as the first African American president made millions proud, but the discussion...

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Catherine L. Tully

Breaking Pointe: Behind the Scenes Ballet?

Catherine L. Tully | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Adam Sklute, Ballet, Ballet West, Breaking Pointe, Breaking Pointe Ballet, Breaking Pointe Cw, Breaking Pointe Tv Show, Cw, Dance, Video

Dance lovers everywhere have been anxiously awaiting the debut of the CW's new series, Breaking Pointe, but the opening episode appears to be more of an introductory piece, rather than a true insider look at the ballet world. As part of the set up, viewers are taken into the...

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Kimberly Nagaran

'Duets' Recap: John Legend Gets A New Partner During Classic Duet Numbers Week

Kimberly Nagaran | Posted June 2, 2012

Read More: Jennifer Nettles, John Legend, Kelly Clarkson, TV Recaps, Abc, Duets Abc, Duets Recap, Robin Thicke

After a soft premiere, "Duets" planted its feet firmly on the ground in Week 2 with feistier judges, more knockout performances from the duet partners and clearer rules as to how this competition will be played out in the coming weeks.

Minutes after the show starts, we find out,...

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Nicole Brittingham Furlonge

On the 'Public' Role of Love

Nicole Brittingham Furlonge | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Gay Marriage, Marriage Bans, Marriage Equality, Porgy And Bess, Porgy And Bess Broadway, Same-Sex Marriage

Love is a democratic ideal. This notion of love is what Martin Luther King, Jr. called "the love that does justice," a love that intentionally supports and cultivates personal and systemic change towards equality, a love that is threatened as long as injustice thrives. In King's words, love holds social...

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Debra Ollivier

Bob Balaban On The Magic Of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom

Debra Ollivier | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, Frances McDormand, Moonrise Kingdom, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson, Baby Boomers, Slideexpand

In the beginning of Wes Anderson's new movie "Moonrise Kingdom," Bob Balaban appears on a desolate New England island looking a bit like one of Santa's helpers. As the movie's narrator, he sets the scene for what's to come: an emotionally subtle but complex love story between two...

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Nathan Lean

The Islamophobia Industry Strikes in Kansas

Nathan Lean | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Muslim Americans, Sam Brownback, David Yerushalmi, Islam, Islam In America, Islamophobia, Kansas, Religion And Politics, Sharia, Sharia Law

Just like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, Republican Governor Sam Brownback had a feeling he was not in Kansas anymore. At least not the Kansas that he once knew. His Sunflower State was teeming with unfamiliar creatures and though not tin-men or scarecrows or wicked witches, they were nonetheless...

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Michael Giltz

DVDs: Scorsese Stumbles, Cruise Soars and Much More

Michael Giltz | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: George Harrison, The Beatles, Tom Cruise, Bluray, Dvd Reviews, Dvds, Film Reviews, Movie Reviews, Tv Reviews

Playing catch-up with some of the best (and most disappointing) releases from the past month, so strap in.

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George Harrison Living in the Material World ($24.98...

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Lightsey Darst

The Poorest Art: Dance and Money (I)

Lightsey Darst | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Dance, Dance Income, Dance Jobs, Dance Wages, Dancer Income, Dancer Income Wages Lifestyle, Dancer Jobs, Dancers

I've come to a conclusion about dance and money: if dancers did not sometimes sleep with rich people, American dance as we know it would cease to exist.

Absurd and degrading as this conclusion is -- can you imagine the same being said of any other art form? -- the...

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Annie Fehrenbacher

It's All Happening: The Beach Boys Return to the Bowl

Annie Fehrenbacher | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys, Beach Boys Fan, Beach Boys Fans, Brian Wilson Beach Boys, Fan Fiction, Los Angeles The Bowl, The Bowl

"Because it's hard to find someone you love who loves you -- but you can begin, at least, by finding someone who loves your love song" -- Dave Hickey, "Air Guitar"

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The Beach Boys on Ed Sullivan, 1964

Brian Wilson is God. If that...

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Warren Adler

The Greying of America

Warren Adler | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Bill Nighy, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Movie Review, Tom Wilkinson, Hollywood, Judi Dench The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Movie, Review

The success of the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel may yet prove to be the watershed moment when the movie industry gets the message that ignoring people over 60 is a profound marketing mistake, not only for the film business but for "everything."

For those not yet conversant with...

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Tida Tippapart

New York Close Up: Mark ii

Tida Tippapart | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Alejandro Almanza Pereda, David Brooks, Eddie Martinez, Erin Shirreff, Josephine Halvorson, Liz Magic Laser, New York City, art21, art21 New York Close Up, Diana Al-Hadid, Mika Rottenberg, New York Close Up, New York Close Up Art

Conversation with Nick Ravich, co-creator and producer of Art 21's New York Close Up

It will be a great place if they ever finish it, said O. Henry.

Writing about the transitory state of New York City seems like an impossible feat, yet the city as subject...

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David Trumble

Life Is Organic, Subjective and Entirely Individual

David Trumble | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Art, Cartoon, Drawing, Video

Hi everyone. Trumble here.

Two years into my life, I was trying to make sense of the world through drawing. I didn't always succeed, but like all two year olds I had a go.

Twenty six years into my life, and I've gotten slightly better at it. I have...

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Jonathan Kim

ReThink Review: Snow White and the Huntsman - Game of Twilight Potter Rings

Jonathan Kim | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart, Mirror Mirror, Chris Hemsworth, Jonathan Kim, Movie Reviews, Rethink Reviews, Snow White And The Huntsman, Snow White And The Huntsman Review, Twilight, Video

Earlier this year, the film Mirror Mirror took a stab at retelling the Snow White fairy tale. Directed by Tarsem Singh, the result was a largely tongue-in-cheek version that occasionally poked fun at fairy tale conventions, featured Julia Roberts chewing scenery as the evil Queen with an intermittent British accent,...

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Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

Dog Ears Music: Born in June Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted June 1, 2012

Read More: Ann Wilson (Heart), Anna Moffo, C.F. Kip Winger, Carly Simon, Curtis Mayfield, Danielle Evin, Dean Martin, Dog Ears, Errol Garner, Gretchen Wilson, Harry Nilsson, Howlin’ Wolf, Jackie Wilson, Joséphine Baker, KT Tunstall, Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch), Papa Wemba, Phil Ramone, Ron Wood, Stanley Clarke, Stuart Sutcliffe, Tupac Shakur, Bonnie Tyler, mp3s, Music





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