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Avatar Reviews: Movie PRAISED In First Impressions As 'Imaginative, Absorbing'

Posted 12.18.2009 | Entertainment

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The first Avatar reviews are in, and they're overwhelmingly positive. On Rotten Tomatoes, 83 percent of Approved Tomatometer Critics rated Avatar pos...

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Brokeback Mountain Reclaims the American West

Tom Gregory | Posted 12.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Autry, Jackie Autry, Katharine Hepburn, Gregory Hinton, John Wayne, The Seachers, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, Hbo, Clint Eastwood, Gene Autry, Brokeback Mountain, Todd Palin, Jim Hormel, High Noon, The Grapes of Wrath, Entertainment News, Steve McQueen, Tim Gill, Entertainment News
Tom Gregory

With the intertwined shirts from Brokeback Mountain holding fast on its walls, Museum of the American West has opened up a line of progressive, informative, bigot-fumigatin' dialogue.

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Mr. Heckles Wants to be Your Friend on Facebook

Kim Mance | Posted 12.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Television, Second City, Films, Breaking Entertainment News, Entertainment, Chicago, Chicago Breaking News, Producers, Entertainment News, Chicago Entertainment, Comedy, Breaking News, Larry Hankin, Entertainment News
Kim Mance

This chat with Larry Hankin renewed my appreciation for the phenomenon of "Second City", a legendary performing arts school which teaches its students to "play the reality, not the joke."

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HuffPost Reviews: Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Clipse, and Chris Brown, Plus an Interview With Papa Roach on World Hunger Year

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Soulja Boy, Kanye West, Urban Music, Swiss Beatz, Clipse, Erick Peyton, World Hunger Year, Attitude, Onerepublic, Bran' Nu, Bill Ayers, Esthero, Timbaland, Tank, Beastie Boys, Chad Kroeger, The Bangles, Priority Records, Steve Winwood, R. Kelly, Lil John, Chris Brown, Nicole Hurst, D.W.Griffith, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, The Bee Gees, Michael McDonald, Entertainment News, Eva Simons, Justin Timberlake, Now That's What I Call Music, Jay-Z, Trey Songz, Bokie Loc, Miley Cyrus, Nelly Fertado, The Neptunes, Harry Chapin, Keri Hilson, Abba, Ab Liva, D.O.E, The Fray, Cam'ron, Problem, The-Dream, Nipsey Hussle, Quincy Jones, Ryan Seacrest, Sean C, Jazmine Sullivan, Beyoncé, Tricky, Jacoby Shaddix, Hip-Hop, Eddy Grant, Herb Alpert, Starland Vocal Band, Rihanna, Jet, The Romantics, Yo Gotti, The Clipse, Papa Roach, Snoop Dogg, Itunes, Drake, Brandy, Kokane, Soshy, Kiis-Fm, Pharrell, Sebastian, Duaghtry, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Welcome to Snoopworld, where Chevys still are bouncin', would-be gangstas still kind of prowl the streets (albeit it's a new generation), explicit-isms flow like 40 oz. beer, and tempos best not harsh anyone's mellow.

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Never Been Gone: A Conversation With Carly Simon

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jay Landers, Sesame Street, The Village Voice, Van Morrison, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, Winnie the Pooh, Sony Records, Piglet's Big Adventure, Harry Belafonte, Jim Hart, Ben Taylor, The Hi-Lo's, Carly Simon, Elton John, Hear Music, Sally Taylor, Robert Christgau, Columbia Records, Carole King, David Saw, Teese Gohl, Walkman, Richard Perry, Entertainment News, Starbucks, Benjamin Thomas, Arista Records, Joni Mitchell, Clive Davis, Lucy Simon, James Taylor, L.A. Reid, Heffalump, Piglet, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

In this interview, Carly talks candidly about her new "unplugged" album Never Been Gone, recent projects, her family, an Elton John non-adventure and much more.

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From Philly to Cleveland: A Conversation With Daryl Hall & John Oates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bill Vorndick, Live From Daryl's House, Christopher Bond, Hall & Oates, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Family Guy, Animal House, Jimmy Wayne, T-Bone Wolk, Bernard Purdie, Janna Allen, Daryl Hall, Patrick Stump, Todd Sharp, The Beatles, Rachael Ray, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, (500) Days of Summer, Gossip Girl, Les Paul, Jeremy Holiday, New Victoria Theatre, Rob Santos, Uptown Theater, The Everly Brothers, Sight & Sound, Chromeo, Travis Mccoy, Mike Henry, Thom Bell, Gamble & Huff, Todd Rundgren, The Mad Lad, Playboy, Matt Nathanson, The Carpenters, Arif Mardin, KT Tunstall, Seth MacFarlane, Cleveland, Sara Allen, Gene Paul, Rock Band, Entertainment News, Nick Lowe, Fall Out Boy, Arianna Huffington, Grammy Award, Mick Rock, The Fab Four, John Oates, Plain White T's, Gym Class Heroes, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

I spoke to the most successful pop duo in music history on their new four-disc box set and their roles on the Cleveland Show.

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HuffPost Reviews: Neil Young, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley, And R. Kelly, Plus An Exclusive Of Neil Young's Live "Harvest Moon"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Billy Altman, Robin Thicke, R. Kelly, Roger Semon, Neil Young, Sun Records, Geffen Records, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley, OJ Da Juiceman, Ernst Michael Jorgensen, Keri Hilson, Booket T. And the MGs, Tyrese, Entertainment News, Stax Studios, The Zombies, The-Dream, Jxl, 3 Doors Down, The Whigs, Ruben Studdard, Shakira, Spongebob, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Tom Petty's album Pack Up The Plantation was a somewhat rockin' example of his stage shows. In comparison, that release was nothing more than a handful of crumbs compared to the feast that is The Live Anthology.

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Demi Moore's Photoshopped W Cover: Was Her Body Replaced With A Model's? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 11.25.2009 | Style

Read More: Style News, Demi Moore W Magazine, Demi Moore Body Replacement, Celebrity Body, Demi Moore Photoshop, Demi Moore, Poll, Entertainment News, Style News

Last week, Demi Moore and W Magazinedenied that Moore had been Photoshopped on the cover of the December issue. The 47-year-old actress appears wearin...

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HuffPost Reviews: Beyonce, Rihanna, Buddy Holly, The Doors, Susan Boyle, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Chase & Status, Andy McKaie, Billy Altman, Slash, Jim Morrison, Les Miserable, Encore Theater, Buddy Holly, John Sebastian, Ne-Yo, Madison Square Garden, Bill Dahl, Susan Boyle, Wynn Hotel, Anthony Mandler, John Stewart, Felt Forum, Mrs. Miller, Anne Murray, Chris Brown, Beyoncé, Barbra Streisand, Destiny's Child, Ed Burke, Thierry Mugler, Tricky Stewart, Wynn Resort, Erick Labson, Rihanna, Diana Ross, The Doors, Entertainment News, Suga Mama, The Monkees, Youtube, Grammy Award, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Rocky Baloboa, The Avett Brothers, Lady GaGa, Ashley Albert, The Jimmies, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Beyoncé's I Am...Yours is a satisfying decade-and-then-some retrospective that reveals the artist's interesting back story with a personal warmth not always emphasized by our current cast of pop stars.

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HuffPost Reviews: Paul McCartney, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, and Norah Jones

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Brian Wilson, Smokey Hormel, Linda McCartney, Jason Mraz, Ryan Adams, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, The Beach Boys, Arif Mardin, Joey Waronker, Colbie Caillat, The Beatles, John Mayer, Wings, Norah Jones, Entertainment News, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Ames Carlin, Peter Gabriel, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Good Evening, New York City is a dream come true for Beatles fans, but what about McCartney and Wings devotees?

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If Carrie Prejean Can't Handle Larry King, it's Time to Start Debating Toddlers

Steve Marmel | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Carrie Prejean Sex Video, Carrie Prejean Sex Tape, Larry King Prejean Sex Tape, Carrie Prejean, Carrie Prejean Tape, Prejean Tape, Miss California, Larry King Carrie Prejean, Entertainment News, Prejean Sex Tape, Larry King LIve, Prejean Sextape, Prejean Larry King, Entertainment News
Steve Marmel

It seems to me that Carrie Prejean is still living in a world where her looks are powerful enough to help her dodge real questions and be treated like a real pundit.

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Standing on One's Principles: An Interview With Ron Reagan

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Jim Inhoff, George Bush, Anthony Weiner, Anthony Scalia, Tea Party, Rush Limbaugh, Nbc, Bernie Sanders, Elvis Perkins, Alan Grayson, John Roberts, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Political News, Risky Business, The Beatles, U2, Entertainment News, Health Care Reform, Samuel Alito, Glenn Beck, Media News, Tom Cruise, Saturday Night Live, Global Warming, Ron Reagan, Media News
Mike Ragogna

Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns.

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Hey, Carrie (and Chris Brown, and Jon Gosselin, and Others) -- You Can Leave Now

Steve Marmel | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Rihanna, Miss California Carrie Prejean, Chris Brown, Jennifer Aniston, Carrie Prejean, Jon Gosselin, Levi Johnston, Entertainment News, Political News, Media News
Steve Marmel

Carrie Prejean is having a bit of week, isn't she? I mean, one week you're the darling of the conservative movement, and the next thing you know, you're being called a hypocrite.

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Success for Dummies

Tom Morris | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Risk Taking, Vision, Philosophy, Hope, Talent, Achievement, Ventriloquism, Motivation, Las Vegas, Determination, Success, Wealth, Underdogs, Entertainment News, Persistence, Riches, Impossible Dream, Accomplishment, Confidence, Jeff Dunham, America's Got Talent, Terry Fator, Business News
Tom Morris

There is something important to be learned from Jeff Dunham's improbable rise. Passion and belief are often able to create a path forward where none may exist.

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HuffPost Reviews: Bon Jovi, The Killers, AC/DC, Sting, Tori Amos, and More, Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tori Amos, Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, David Mansfield, John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, Queen, Sting, DJ Drama, America, Wyclef Jean, Bon Jovi, Ira Coleman, L'il Kim, The Killers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cyndi Lauper, Dominic Miller, John Philip Shenale, Katheryn Tickel, Peter Paul & Mary, Bob Cratchit, Eve, The Royal Albert Hall, Julian Sutton, AC/DC, Dick Carruthers, Foo Fighters, Gerry Beckley, Mary Macmaster, Entertainment News, Jeff Larson, Bruce Springsteen, Vincent Segal, Donovon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The eternally youthful Jon Bon Jovi and his disciples have built their ministry upon the same New Jersey rock that Bruce Springsteen assembled his flock, and the band used this album as a slight genuflection to their own glory days.

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Stop Making Sense With Jerry Harrison & Chris Frantz, Plus a Robert Francis Interview, John Mayer News, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Sam Riback, ET Thorngren, Stop Making Sense, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, DVD Audio, Neil Young, Alexander Spence, The Beatles, John Mayer, Rooney, Sacd, Snuggie, Atlantic Records, The Who, Weezer, 5.1, John Martyn, Goldie Hawn, Imax, Blu-Ray, Swing Shift, David Byrne, The Rolling Stones, Karen Dalton, Dave Sardy, David Beal, Jordon Croneweth, Dts, Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Soul Train, Talking Heads, U2, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Entertainment News, Michael Franti, Beverly Martyn, Robert Francis, Oasis, Jonathan Demme, Glen Gray, The Band, Reverened Gary Davis, Bruce Springsteen, James Walcott, Pauline Cale, Martin Scorse, The Last Waltz, Beyonce, Maxwell, Miley Cyrus, Townes Van Zandt, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This year being the 25th anniversary of the release of the Talking Heads' concert classic Stop Making Sense, I spoke with Talking Heads Jerry Harrison and Chris Frantz on the cult favorite.

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It Takes The Village: Interviews with Shelby Lynne, Rickie Lee Jones, Michael Timmins, John Oates, Amos Lee, Rachael Yamagata, Steve Berlin, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Amos Lee, The Decemberists, Leftover Salmon, Mississippi John Hurt, Sonny Terry, Los Lobos, The Lovin' Spoonful, Eric Andersen, Joe Ely, John Sebastian, Chip Taylor, Pete Seeger, Matt Umanov, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Hall & Oates, Brownie McGee, Greenwich Village, Woody Guthrie, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Fred Neil, Joan Baez, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, Daryl Hall, Rachael Yamagata, The Duhks, Sixpence None the Richer, Judy Collins, Doc Watson, Marshall Crenshaw, Art Alexakis, Bleecker Street, Bruce Hornsby, Lucinda Williams, Cowboy Junkies, Jerry Garcia, Dave Van Ronk, Suze Rotolo, Drew Emmitt, Bob Dylan, Tim Buckley, This Mortal Coil, Shelby Lynne, Rhino Records, Steve Berlin, Entertainment News, Rocco DeLuca, Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones, John Oates, Richie Havens, 429 Records, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

It's a little surprising that until now, no one has put together a tribute album to folk's fertile days in New York's Greenwich Village.

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Tim Heidecker And Eric Wareheim Discuss Their Awesome Show & Billion Dollar Movie

Jason Richards | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Comedy, Tim Heidecker, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Entertainment News, Eric Wareheim, Adult Swim, Great Job!, Cartoon Network, Comedy News
Jason Richards

Clearly, toilet humor is not beneath Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim and their incredibly perverse television series. And they're just getting warmed up.

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An Interview With Train, Plus The New Soulsavers Video, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Rolling Stones, Mr. Mister, Kevin Griffin, The String Cheese Incident, Martin Terefe, Better Than Ezra, Uncle Kracker, Train, Freddie Mercury, Allan Clarke, The Hollies, Entertainment News, One Republic, Glee, Ryan Tedder, Motown, Soulsavers, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

An interview with Train -- conducted over thousands of miles, from scores of hotel rooms -- about their new album, Save Me, San Francisco.

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Anthony Bourdain Creates "Alternate Universe" Animated Web Series

Kim Mance | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Web Series, Anthony Bourdain, Travel Channel, No Reservations, Travel, Web TV, Television, Breaking Entertainment News, Entertainment News, Entertainment News
Kim Mance

If you ever wondered what really goes on inside Anthony Bourdain's head, there's a new animated web-series giving the outspoken chef/writer even more room to vent.

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LeBron James Dunks on George W. Bush's Ass

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Entertainment, Break Glass, George W. Bush, Dunk on His Ass, Basketball, Maxim, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dunk, Sports News, Sports, Satire, Parody, Political Satire, Entertainment News, Nba, Humor and Satire, Comedy, LeBron James, Comedy News
Matthew Filipowicz

Le Bron James wants to dunk on G.W. Bush's ass, break the rim, and shatter the glass. The former President, never one to avoid biting off more than he can chew, issued a trash talking response.

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One Fast Move or I'm Gone: An Interview with Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab For Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, On the Road, Jack Kerouac, Son Volt, The Dharma Bums, Aaron Espinoza, Big Sur, Patti Smith, Mark Spencer, Tom Waits, Benjamin Gibbard, Jay Farrar, Billy Gibbons, Death Cab for Cutie, Entertainment News, ZZ Top, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Although Son Volt's Jay Farrar and Death Cab For Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard create music from two different perspectives their blend on the soundtrack One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur syncs perfectly.

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How Sweet The Sound: An Interview With Joan Baez

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Richard & Mimi Farina, Thomas Friedman, David Crosby, Ipod, Mimi Farina, David Mansfield, Vaclav Havel, Steve Earle, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Velvet Revolution, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Political News, Jonas Kaufmann, Segregation, Entertainment News, Richard Farina, Bishop Ernest Palmer, Martin Luther King Jr., Dar Williams, Jussi Bjorling, Joni Mitchell, The Band, Roger McGuinn, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

For most of the fifty years since she debuted at the Newport Folk Festival, Joan Baez has dedicated her life and music to fighting for equality and social justice, and for bringing about positive change in the world.

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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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Best Breasts Is A Booby Trap

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Pablo Neruda, Chest, Breast Cancer, Breasts, Susan Sarandon, Maria-Grazia-Cucinotta, Hooters, Beyonce, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Celebrity Skin, Entertainment News, Fine Wine, Best Breasts, Big-Breasts, Living News
Susan Harrow

I know flashing your flesh sells magazine covers and gets people involved in polls, but I find it discouraging at best. These pushed up, pushed out, primped up breasts would lead anyone's mind directly to one thing. I include myself so I won't blame you for being one of them.

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