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Ten Films For The Coming Weeks

John Farr | Posted 11.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Graduate, Fred MacMurray, Woody Allen, Thanksgiving, Paul Simon, The Thin Man, The Apartment, Animal House, Diane Keaton, Peter Sellers, Spencer Tracy, Best Movies by Farr, Don Cheadle, Ben Affleck, Father of the Bride Movie, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cary Grant, Burt Reynolds, Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Stanwyck, Blake Edwards, Boogie Nights, Grace Kelly, Julianne Moore, Matthew McConaughey, Bonnie and Clyde, Jack Lemmon, Jeff Goldblum, Parker Posey, Preston Sturges, Dustin Hoffman, William H. Macy, Elizabeth Taylor, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Season, William Powell, John C. Reilly, It's a Wonderful Life, Holiday Season Commentary, To Catch a Thief, Billy Wilder, Mark Wahlberg, A Christmas Carol, Dazed and Confused, Jon Voight, Parties, Henry Fonda, Mad Men, Midnight Cowboy, Shirley MacLaine, P.T. Anderson, Annie Hall, Richard Linklater, Myrna Loy, Heather Graham, The Love Boat, Entertainment News
John Farr

Get ready, folks, for the coming blur of forced reunions, work-related functions, and cacophonous Christmas parties.

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"Bad Moon Rising": My Playlist For All You Suckers Waiting On Line To See The Twilight Saga: New Moon

David Wild | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Van Morrison, Peter Wolf, Neil Diamond, The Waterboys, Shoah, Emitt Rhodes, George Harrison, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Rem, Robbie Robertson, Jonathan King, America, Zombieland, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cat Stevens, Traveling Wilburys, Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Webb, Pokemon, New Moon, Entertainment News
David Wild

Fortunately, as the father of two sons, absolutely no one is asking me to see New Moon, but for those out there waiting in some bloody line, here's my moon-themed playlist.

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The Charter For Compassion

GOOD | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Karen Armstrong, Paul Simon, Dalai Lama, Spirituality, Compassion, Living News

TED Prize winner Karen Armstrong just released her Charter for Compassion. Here it is, read by a perfectly representative demographic cross-section of...

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HuffPost Reviews: Jack Johnson, R.E.M., Train, Dolly, Carly, and More, Plus U2 Plays The Rose Bowl, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Adam Clayton, Sesame Street, Jimmy Stafford, Paul Simon, Bono, Scott Underwood, Pam Tillis, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Counting Crows, Dolly Parton, Carly Simon, Emmett Malloy, Elton John, David Bowie, Disney, Needtobreathe, "Weird Al" Yankovic, G Love, Pink Martini, Billy Ray Cyrus, Ben Harper, Kathy Mattea, Train, Tanya Tucker, Sara Watkins, Eddie Vedder, Larry Mullen Jr., U2, Von, Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, American Idol, Pat Monahan, R.E.M., Moondog, Elvis Costello, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

In 2008, Jack Johnson toured the world with his Sleep Through The Static concerts, the best of these shows assembled for his new CD/DVD En Concert.

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Still Crazy After All of These Years: An Interview With Carrie Fisher

Ashley Van Buren | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Debbie Reynolds, One-Woman Show, Wishful Drinking, Eddie Fisher, Bryan Lourd, Warren Beatty, Paul Simon, Theater, Carrie Fisher, Broadway, Entertainment News
Ashley Van Buren

Carrie Fisher has been called a lot of things in her life: an actress; an author; a wife (twice); an alcoholic; bipolar; the Princess of Alderaan; and a product of Hollywood inbreeding.

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Still Awesome After All These Years: An Interview With Producer Phil Ramone

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, Brian Wilson, Kenny Loggins, Radio City Music Hall, Anne Murray, Pet Sounds, Paul McCartney, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Simon, The Beach Boys, George Martin, Danielle Evin, Stan Getz, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Musicares, Billy Joel, Shelby Lynne, The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Nikki Yonofsky, Dawn Langstroth, Phil Ramone, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Joao Gilberto, Karen Carpenter, Burt Bacharach, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Over the years, this innovative producer and engineer has been at the board behind many classic records, earning fifteen Grammy awards.

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HuffPost Reviews: Hall & Oates, Baez & Dylan, Simon & Ondrasik, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rob Thomas, Steve Earle, Paul Simon, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Hall & Oates, Edie Brickell, Joan Baez, Daryl Hall, Harper Simon, Ben Nichols, Ben Gibbard, Roger McGuinn, Lou Reed, Built to Spill, David Crosby, Henry Gross, Robert Christgau, Travis Mccoy, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Twilight, John Ondrasik, Todd Rundgren, Jesse Jackson, Sean Lennon, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Death Cab for Cutie, Dusty Springfield, Entertainment News, John Denver, John Oates, Lucero, Har Mar Superstar, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Filled to the brim with radio staples like "Sara Smile," "Maneater," "Rich Girl," and about 25 other significant charters, Hall and Oates' new 74-track assembly truly is one of the best box sets ever released.

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Inspired Democracy: The Debate Table

Alexia Parks | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Paul Simon, Town Hall Debate, Obama, Afghanistan, Town Hall Meetings, Barack Obama, Living News
Alexia Parks

"What have you done in your own community since Obama was elected president?" they challenged the audience. So I picked up the card and wrote down: "I hosted a Democracy Debate Table."

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School of Rock: Brainiacs Moonlighting as Rock Stars

Shawn Amos | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Paul Simon, Sheryl Crow, Rivers Cuomo, Sting, Weezer, Art Garfunkel, Geen Simmons, Smart Musicians, Sting Teacher, Kiss, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

Here are some of the smartest musicians in the room, from Sting to Art Garfunkel. Brainiacs and teachers posing as musicians are proof that brains and beats are not mutually exclusive.

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What Makes Us Wise?

Julia Moulden | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Paul Simon, Oprah, Careers, Macarthur, New Radicals, Wise, Wisdom, Anne Lamott, Nobel, Julia Moulden, Wise Latina, Wise Owl, The Inner Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

Is thinking about wisdom part of getting older? Lately, I've been wondering what wisdom is. Here's how my dictionary defines it, "Understanding what...

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HuffPost Premiere: Zero 7's "Medicine Man"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sam Hardaker, Joker & Ginz, Madonna, Henry Binns, Gold Panda, Martha Tilston, Eska Mtungwazi, Mock & Took, The Buchanan Brothers, Itunes, Amazon, Rowdy Superstar, Eric Clapton, Phillip Glass, Frank Loesser, The Maxes, Trevor Gureckis, Buddy Holly, A&M Records, Carl Perkins, Paul Simon, Edie Brickell, The Beatles: Rock Band, The Heavy Circles, Sonny Landreth, The Beatles, Harper Simon, Atlantic Records, Abby Payne, Willie Nelson, The Fireman, Elektra Records, Bob Marley, Paul McCartney, Nancy Jeffries, Harold Arlen, Ruth Brown, Jerry Herman, Mark Knopfler, Dan Sokol, Virgin Records, Rock Band, Meredith Wilson, Entertainment News, Pokey La Farge, Robert De Niro, Mpl, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The Huffington Post is premiering an audio clip of Zero 7's new single, "Medicine Man." Tell a friend.

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Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Two Huge Concerts

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Metallica, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary, Eric-Clapton, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Jann Wenner, Paul Simon, U2, Music Industry, Music, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

A full roster of music legends will help the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrate its silver anniversary with two sweeping concerts in Madison Square Ga...

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The Reading of Wonders

Michael Sigman | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Google, Ebb Tide, Suzuki Roche, Twitter, Socrates, Elmore Leonord, Reading, Vic Damoe, Aristotle, Paul Simon, Buddhism, Borges, Living News
Michael Sigman

My fascination with the act of reading soon turned into a thirst for the pleasure and meaning only reading can provide

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HuffPost Reviews: Neil Young - Fork In The Road / Simon & Garfunkel - Live 1969

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Graduate, Pegi Young, The Weepies, Paul Simon, Gas Guzzler, Larry Knechtel, Blues-Rock, Rosetta Stone, Iraq, Obama, Neil Young, Rock, Matthew Sweet, Battery Powered Car, Bush, Lincvolt, Fuel Efficiency, Living With War, Middle East, Joe Osborn, After the Gold Rush, Legacy Sttudios, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Simon & Garfunkel, Anthony Crawford, The Everly Brothers, Mother Nature, Retro, Chad Cromwell, The Raiders, Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, Fred Carter Jr., New York City, Bio-Fuel, Niko Bolas, RAK Studios, Mike Nichols, Jazz, Kings of Convenience, Wall Street, Grunge, San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Irwin, Entertainment News, Youtube, Rick Rosas, Afghanastan, Hal Blaine, Starbucks, Itunes, Lincoln Continental, Art Garfunkel, Al Saracevic, Harvest, Brazilian, Trans, Bach, BartóK, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Many will appreciate Fork In The Road's altruism, and it would be refreshing if Neil Young disciples dedicated whole projects like this to the causes of their hearts.

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HuffPost Reviews: Leonard Cohen - Live In London / Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! / Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins - Sara Watkins

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Linda Ronstadt, Dino Soldo, Richard Thomspon, John Paul Jones, The Chieftains, Jimmie Rogers, Tim O'Brien, Cylon, Capitol Records, Dave Rawlings, Battlestar Galactica, Neil Diamond, Kris Kristofferson, Led Zeppelin, Robbie Robertson, Bela Fleck, The McGarrigle Sisters, Sean Watkins, New Wave, Sara Watkins, Benmont Tench, Punk, Leonard Cohen, Gillian Welch, U2, Warner Bros Records, Bow Wow Wow, Entertainment News, Rickie Lee Jones, Bill Adama, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, Bob Metzger, Pop, O2 Arena, The Webb Sisters, Chrissie Hynde, Adidas, The Strokes, Kate Voegle, Bob Wills, Paul Simon, Chris Eldridge, Sharon Robinson, Edie Brickell, Rock, Nickel Creek, Nick Zinner, Rafael Bernardo Gayol, Steve Lillywhite, Rayna Gellert, Ronnie McCoury, The Louvin Brothers, Jon Mark, White Stripes, Alex Woodard, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elektra Records, Bob Marley, Dan Wilson, Chris Thile, Javier Mas, Avenue C, Karen O, Laura Roslin, Roscoe Beck, Alternative, Bob Dylan, New York City, Tom Waits, Emmylou Harris, John Hartford, Chris Rea, Ben Lee, Jon Brion, Annabella, Svengali, I-Threes, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Leonard's voice really has grown better over the years, Yeah Yeah's new album is 42 minutes of electronically retro-licious pop, and Sara Watkins is as a serious lyricist with a mission.

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HuffPost Reviews: U2 No Line On The Horizon / Chris Cornell Scream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Adam Clayton, Gnarls Barkley, Ginsu Knives, Daryll Hall, The Thompson Twins, The Edge, Queen, Paul Simon, Bono, Hall & Oates, Lebanon, Nancy Sinatra, Matthew Sweet, Demacio "Demo" Castellon, John Mayer, Beatles, The Tubes, Steve Lillywhite, Bad Company, Demacio Castellon, Jim Beanz, Nelly Furtado, Mars Lazar, Chris Cornell, Don Henley, Yes, Jerome Harmon, Timbaland, Dark Side of the Moon, Elvis Costello, Terence Trent D'Arby, Rick Rubin, A Night at the Opera, Daniel Lanois, Polaroid, David Coverdale, Temple of the Dog, Hammond B-3, Alan Furguson, Maren Jensen, Rick Wakeman, White Album, Larry Mullen Jr., U2, Entertainment News, Brian Eno, Soundgarden, Pink Floyd, Justin Timberlake, John Oates, Jimi Hendrix, Rupert Holmes, Marvin Gaye, Jefferson Airplane, Bruce Springsteen, Studer, Audioslave, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

If you were expecting another All That You Can't Leave Behind or How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - Part II, forget it. U2 is back to experimenting.

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HuffPost Reviews: The Annie Lennox Collection/Simply Red 25 - The Greatest Hits

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Eurythmics, Ronald Reagan, Daryll Hall, Procol Harum, Hugh Laurie, Dave Stewart, k.d. Lang, Paul Simon, Sting, Hall & Oates, Beth Orton, Faith Hill, The Stylistics, The Valentine Brothers, Simply Red, Shakira, Indy, Gladys Knight, Aids, Martha Wainright, Nancy Reagan, Anne Rice, Melissa Etheridge, Joan Armatrading, Madonna, Spandau Ballet, P.M. Dawn, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Bram Stoker, Mick Hucknall, Fergie, Emo, Razor & Tie, Tom Petty, The Moody Blues, Francis Ford Coppola, Celine Dion, John Malkovich, Billboard, Treatment Action Committee, John Oates, Sarah McLauchlan, Tom Chaplin, KT Thunstall, Anastacia, Keane, Dido, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Spanning seventeen years, a proper Annie Lennox retrospective of her solo material finally arrives -- a mix of grooves, ballads, and two new recordings.

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Playing For Change Presents "Don't Worry"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Huffington Post, Variety Magazine, Bono, Usher, Sam Cooke, Josh Groban, Congo, South Africa, New Mexico, First Lady Michelle Obama, Garth Brooks, Shakira, Mark Johnson, Stevie Wonder, Tiger Woods, Will.I.Am, Barcelona Spain, Queen Latifah, Subway, President Barack Obama, Los Angeles California, Washington Mall, President Abraham Lincoln, Joe Biden, Los Angeles, Brazil, New York, Barack Obama, Hbo, Sheryl Crow, Santa Monica California, Herbie Hancock, U2, Entertainment News, Henry Rollins, Youtube, Rickie Lee Jones, Norman Lear, Ashley Judd, New Orleans, Samuel L. Jackson, John Mellencamp, Los Lobos, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, Washington Memorial, Obama, Apartheid, Santa Monica, Grammy, Lincoln Memorial, Concord Records, Ebay, Woodstock Film Festival, John Legend, Michelle Obama, Entertainment, Jerusalem, Video Premiere, Beyonce, President George Washington, Playing for Change, Pierre Minetti, Keb' Mo', New York City, Tom Hanks, Venezuela, Moscow, Jackson Browne, Vice President Joe Biden, Shepard Fairey, President Lincoln, Contemporary Blues Album of the Year, Bruce Springsteen, Isreal, Zuni, Himilayas, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.

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An American Tune

Anne Hill | Posted 01.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Stephen Colbert, Patriotism, Election Reaction, Irving Berlin, Paul Simon, Woody Guthrie, Idealism, National Anthem, Star-Spangled Banner, God Bless America, Steven Colbert Paul Simon, American Tunes, Patriotic Songs, This Land Is Your Land, American Dream, American Songs, American Loyalty, Colbert Report, The Colbert Report, Entertainment News
Anne Hill

It's one of those weird things, the patriotic hymns of your youth still live in your heart somewhere, despite all the things you learn in the meantime.

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DVDs: Ron Howard Vs. Ron Howard

Michael Giltz | Posted 01.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Steve Martin, TV Shows, Ron Howard, Wong Kar-Wai, Morgan Freeman, Paul Simon, Documentaries, Saturday Night Live, Dvds, Movies, Bill Murray, Animation, Arrested Development, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

With Frost/Nixon opening today in select cities, Universal has found the right time to celebrate director Ron Howard by releasing The Ron Howard Spotlight Collection. Which four movies of Ron Howard's do you think are his best?

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Be Thankful For Fresh Thinking

Julia Moulden | Posted 12.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Bill Clinton, University of Toronto, Thomas Homer-Dixon, Ken Caldeira, Paul Simon, Carnegie Institution, New Radicals, Obama, E.O. Wilson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Philippee Starck, Government, New Yorker, Climate Change, Trudeau Centre for Peace and Conflict, TED Conference, Michael Specter, Cameron Diaz, World Economic Forum, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

I'm giving a speech on Monday about authentic leadership - with references to President-elect Obama sprinkled liberally throughout - to an association...

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Paul Simon's Lyrics & The Case Of The Vanishing Compact Disc

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Sony Legacy, The Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Clive Davis, John Mayer, High School Musical 3, Verve Records, Axl Rose, One Tree Hill, Joss Stone, Michael J. Fox, Compact Discs, Cds, Emo, David Archuleta, Philly International, Barack Obama, Barnes & Noble, Ricky Martin, Chuck Close, Taylor Swift, Napster, Led Zepplin, Coldplay, Borders, High School Musical 2, Superman, Joni Mitchell, Circuit City, American Idol, David Remnick, Graceland, Phillip Glass, Britney Spears, Lps, Paul Simon, Broadway, Neil Young, Random House, Singer Sowing Center, Jazz Music, Grammy, Classical Music, Concord Records, John Legend, David Cook, John McCain, Simon & Garfunkel, 45s, Vinyl, Beyonce, High School Musical, Starbuck's, Genesis, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Best Buy, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Emi, R.E.M., Itunes, Guns N' Roses, Matrix, Ume, Rhino, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The problem of compact discs disappearing from the marketplace is worse than it was only a year ago. Store buyers just ain't a-buyin' from the labels, and it's looking grim all over.

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Obama Strategist Axelrod On Learning From 1988 Presidential Race (VIDEO)

Posted 12.08.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Carol Marin, Axelrod Senior Adviser, David Axelrod, Paul Simon Campaign, President Obama, President Obama Administration, Axelrod Obama, Obama Administration, Obama Transition, Paul Simon, Chicago News

David Axelrod, the chief strategist of Barack Obama's presidential campaign and the next president's likely senior adviser, honed his national politic...

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National Obama Ad Features Paul Simon's "American Tune" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Progressive Future, Paul Simon Progressive Future, American Tune Progressive Future, American Tune, Paul Simon, Paul Simon American Tune, Politics News

Progressive Future is running this ad, featuring Paul Simon's "American Tune," on CNN and MSNBC: The group adds this information: RealtyTrac® re...

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Obama Success Rooted In Late Senator Paul Simon

Chicago Sun-Times | Carol Marin | Posted 11.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Barack Obama Paul Simon, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Dick Durbin, Paul Simon Senator, Paul Simon, Paul Simon Presidential Campaign, Forrest Claypool, Paul Simon Obama, Barack Obama, Chicago News

t was Rahm Emanuel's suggestion, actually. "Why," asked the Chicago congressman, "don't you look at this presidential election through a different len...

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