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America, the Beautiful

The Technician | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Country, Patriotism, Motivation, America, Veterans, Veterans Support, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day, Support Veterans, College News

Although it's becoming more difficult to find veterans from older wars, their patriotic spirit can continue to live on through younger generations.

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Review: Wrecking Ball by Bruce Springsteen

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.05.2012

Wrecking Ball stands as Springsteen's best album release in almost thirty years. It's both wrenching and jubilant; looking back and looking forward; steeped in sorrow as well as celebratory and undaunted.

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'Celebrity Wife Swap': Tina Yothers Gets Niecy Nash Makeover

Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Country, Celebrity Wife Swap, Video, Tina Yothers, Canada Tv, Reality TV, City, Tv Replay, Abc, Niecy Nash, TV News

It was a case of city celebrity meets country celebrity on "Celebrity Wife Swap" (Tue., 9 p.m. EST on ABC) this week. Niecy Nash brought her self-...

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Art Works (And Is Celebrated at The White House)

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: President, White House, Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, Leaders, Washington, Writer, Arts, First Lady, World, National Endowment for the Humanities, America, California, Philanthropy, Boards, Museums. Maine, Michelle Obama, National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards, Museum, Education, Artist, Scholar, Washington DC, Massachusetts, United States, Texas, Presidents Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, Georgia, Country, Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Mentors, Conneticut, Arts News

On Wednesday, November 2, I enjoyed an uplifting ceremony at the White House celebrating the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards - the...

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Pop Music Is Human Nature

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Reproduction, Prevalent Themes, Pop Songs, Sex Appeal, Repetitiveness, Billboard Top Ten, Country Music Lyrics, Country, Sex Act, Pop Music, Sexual Relationships, Adele, Evolutionary Psychology, R & B, Evolution, Emotional Expressiveness, Country and Western, Pop, Short-Term Mating Strategies, Britney Spears, Lyrics, Pop Music Junkie, Billboard Charts, Drizzy Drake, Nicki Minaj, Ke$Ha, Drake, Dawn Hobbs, Gordon Gallup, Front-Page News Stories, Romance Novels, Entertainment News

I've got a proud confession to make: I'm a pop music junkie. Drizzy Drake, Britney, Adele, Nicki, Ke$ha, you name it. I love it. But I've got to admit...

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'All Your Life' On the Road: An Interview With The Band Perry

Michael Bialas | Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Country, Tim McGraw, The Band Perry, Neil Perry, Reid Perry, Purveyors of Performance, Kimberly Perry, Denver, Cmt, Katy Perry, Video, Entertainment News

For one hot summer day in the simmering South, The Band Perry became a traveling band of gypsy musicians. A 1:30 a.m. wake-up call was required, but such is life these days for the attractive, multi-talented trio.

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Simon Johnson: Europe's Three Forms Of Contagion

Bloomberg | Simon Johnson | Posted 09.17.2011

There are three types of contagion in a financial crisis, when the potential collapse of a firm, bank or country threatens to spiral out of control. T...

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Flight Brisk

Dinkar Jain | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Airport, Infrastructure, Car Rentals, Flying, Travel, Business Travel, Country, Rural America, Airlines, Business, Tsa, Travel News

Next time you're on that rickety car-rental service shuttle on your way to an immersion program in a mosaic of metallic sheen, reflect on what smaller airport options you might have.

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10 Things You May Not Have Known About Turkey

Ronen Paldi | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Country, Islam, Tourism, Turkey, Information, Luxury, Travel, Vacation, Women's Rights, Roman Empire, Turkish History, Istanbul, Whirling Dervishes, Constantinople, Troy, Hittites, Travel News

Turkey is one of the most beautiful and exotic locations on earth. However, many people don't know just how amazing this land is, or they just have misconceptions about it.

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Chinese-Style Jerky

Josh Ozersky | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Country, Chinatown, Slim Jim, Shrimp, Beef, Gas Station, Canal Street, Chinese-Style, Chinese Jerky, Ling Kee Beef Jerky, Josh Ozersky, Pork, China, Jerky, Food News

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CDs of the Week: Adele and The Low Anthem

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Country, Adele, Aaron Copland, Classical, Folk, Soul, Music, Uncle Tupelo, The Low Anthem, Alison Moyet, Amy Winehouse, Pop, Entertainment News

If you have adventurous ears and like music from all sorts of genres, keep checking in. This week, I've got two albums you should hear -- Adele's excellent second album and more distinctive Americana from The Low Anthem.

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Steel Magnolia's Heart-On: Delaney & Bonnie and... Bert and Ernie?

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Leave it to a couple of lovebirds to sing the praises of some of their favorite singing partners.

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South Sudan Reminds Us What It Takes to Become a New Nation

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Confederacy, India, Montenegro, Slovakia, Civil War, Palau, United Nations, Serbia, Democracy, China, Independence, Country, Cairo, Sudan, Nauru, Czechoslovakia, North Sudan, Tuvalu, South Sudan, Czech Republic, World News

Recently created countries remind us that there are no special requirements in terms of physical size, population or economic strength in order to become an independent country.

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Hot Duo Steel Magnolia Have A Three-Way... Conversation

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Country, Bekka Bramlett, Meghan Linsey, Nashville, Blake Shelton, Steel Magnolia, Perfect Couples, Naomi Judd, Joshua Scott Jones, Can You Duet, Duos, Cd, American Idol, Scott Borchetta, Cmt, Acm, Entertainment News

Meghan Linsey and Joshua Scott Jones seem perfectly suited for that new NBC comedy.

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Allison Moorer HuffPo Interview: Awaiting John Henry Earle

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: No Depression, Crows, Levon Helm, Steve Earle, Cd, Lilith Fair, Greenwich Village, Bob Dylan, Justin Townes Earle, Country, Shelby Lynne, Emmylou Harris, R.S. Field, Woodstock, Album, Allison Moorer, Buddy Miller, Lucinda Williams, Entertainment News

Singer-songwriter Allison Moorer talks about her new album,Crows, the impending birth of her first child and the state of country music.

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Jennifer Nettles on Why This Sugarland Is Your Sugarland

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chrissie Hynde, Pretenders, Atlanta, Kristian Bush, Cd, Paramore, Colorado, Denver, Katy Perry, Jennifer Nettles, Country, Blondie, Taylor Swift, Vh1, Georgia, The Incredible Machine, Glee, Sugarland, Clash, Entertainment News

Jennifer Nettles, lead singer, songwriter and charmingly take-charge performer of the sweet and sassy duo known as Sugarland, is upfront about her band's latest record.

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In the Age of Gaga and Tanking Concert Sales, Lyle Lovett's Showmanship Endures

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Country, Pop Music, Folk, Lyle Lovett, Bluegrass, Lady GaGa, Ticket Sales, Live Nation, Blues, Wolf Trap, Entertainment News

Lyle Lovett's tour offered a model of what a great show should be like, sweetened by the sort of sensible prices that were especially appealing on a recent August evening.

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Wyatt Webb's Horses Will Change Your Life If You Let Them

Caroline Walker | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Country, Psychotherapy, Equine Therapy, Miraval, Equine Experience, Tucson, Horses, Wyatt Webb, Ranch, Healthy Living News

Even cowboys get the blues. Some bluer than others. Take Wyatt Webb, whose life 30 years ago was straight out of one of the country songs he was singi...

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The Best Bands in the US(LA): Restavrant

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Country, Punk, Jonathan Kim, Troy Murrah, The Best Bands in the US(LA), Rethink Reviews, Texas, Indie, Rethink Interviews, Rock, Music, Los Angeles, J. State, Electro, Restavrant, Los Angeles News

Whenever I hear or see Restavrant the same thing always goes through my head: if the White Stripes can be one of the biggest bands in the world, these guys certainly deserve to make a living playing music.

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Idol Season 9 Finale: Idol Jumps Shark

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Country, Crystal Bowersox, Simon Cowell, Pop Music, Reality TV, Ryan Seacrest, America Idol, Randy Jackson, U2, Lee Dewyze, Ellen Degeneres, Patty Griffin, Kara DioGuardi, Rock, R.E.M., Entertainment News

In what even ardent fans must admit was the least musically exciting, least dramatic finale in Idol history, Crystal Bowersox received nothing but praise.

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Now Hear This: Allison Moorer Prepares for Special Deliveries

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Close to delivering her eighth record and first child (in that order), Allison Moorer seems far removed from her previous life as a Country It Girl. I...

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Allison Moorer Interview, Part 2: A Chance to Take Deeper Breaths

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Crows, Cd, Country, Emmylou Harris, Allison Moorer, Buddy Miller, Album, Justin Towne Earle, No Depression, Steve Earle, Entertainment News

This is the second part of a two-part interview with singer-songwriter Allison Moorer, who will release her seventh studio album, Crows, on Feb. 9. S...

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The Stupidest Country Lyrics Of All Time

Seth Hurwitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dumbest Country Lyrics, Country, Dumbest Song Lyrics, Stupidest Country Lyrics of All Time, Stupidest Song Lyrics, Lol, Terrible Country Lyrics, Worst Lyrics, Stupid Country Lyrics, Slidepoll, Song Lyrics, Country Lyrics, Stupidest Country Lyrics, Wtf, Music, Worst Country Lyrics, Ridiculous Country Lyrics, Comedy Slideshows, Comedy News

While there are many amazing country music songs out there, I was inspired by these slideshows to highlight the ones that missed the mark...hilariousl...

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Concert Review: If you knew Suzy (Bogguss) like they know Suzy ...

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Planning to make a record of folk songs next, Suzy Bogguss hasn't released an album since 2007's jazzy Sweet Danger, but continues to earn her keep on the road.

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A Winter Sugarland: Country's Merry (Christmas) Melodies

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Joey+Rory, Jennifer Hudson, Concerts, Joey Martin, Keith Urban, Rory Feek, Christmas, Cd, Kristian Bush, Denver, Jennifer Nettles, Country, Oprah Winfrey, Santa Claus, Sara Evans, Sugarland, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

If your elves forgot about the iPod-wielding, country-music loving member of your household, consider picking up these stocking stuffers worthy of some Christmas cheer.

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