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Filmmaker Nelson George on Taking It to the Web

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Queen Latifah, Absolut Vodka, Black Film Festival, Kurtis Blow, Cigarettes and Coffee, Nelso George, The Marsalis Brothers, Erykah Badu, Ratner Arena, Spike Lee, Lisa Ferreira, Charisse Woodall, Q Tip, Bridget Barkan, Ipad, Jarmusch, The National Black Theater in Harlem, Tupac, Donna Maria, Tigist Selam, Chris Rock, Robert Altman, Justin Timberlake, Lorna Simpson, Nicole Nelch, Entertainment News
Andrea Chalupa

Nelson George is a cultural historian and filmmaker who candidly explores race, sex, parenting, gentrification, internet dating, and other hot-button issues in his voyeuristic web series, Left Unsaid.

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Dog Ears Music: Holiday Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amos Milburn, D.J. Santa & the Dance Squad, Dave Matthews, Run-Dmc, The Beach Boys, Joe Sample, Neil Sedaka, Snow Patrol, Dolly Parton, Otis Redding, Casey Shea, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Horace Andy, Pedro the Lion, The Who, Dave Brubeck, The Klezmonauts, The Shootist, Jack Benny, Dinah Washington, Amalia De Granada, Laura Nyro, Matisyahu, Kurtis Blow, Chris Brown, St. Petersburg & Valery Gergiev, Ron Sexsmith, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Itzhak Perlman, Kodo & Tan Dun, Keith Richards, Elvis Presley, Maria McKee, Mandy Patinkin, Macy Gray, mp3s, Leonard Cohen, The Trammps, Joan Osborne, Christmas Symphonic Players, Jack Johnson, Phil Ramone, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, Remy Zero, Eddy Arnold, Danny Elfman, Mickey Katz, Orchestra of the Kirov Opera, The Ramones, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Music, Iain Archer, Aretha Franklin, Spike Jones, Jane Siberry, The Long Winters, Tony Bennett, The New 2 Live Crew, 2 Live Jews, Yo-Yo Ma, Bob Marley, Mahalia Jackson, Louis Armstrong & the Commanders, Mary J. Blige, Barbra Streisand, Tim Finn, Danielle Evin, José Feliciano, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Richard Swift, Harry James, The Raveonettes, Yoshida Brothers, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Alison Krauss & Natalie MacMaster, Astrud Gilberto, Adam Sandler, Snoop Dogg, Woody Herman, Dog Ears, Marvin Gaye, Holiday Season Commentary, Music and Religion, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

A comprehensive set of holiday music recommendations from Dog Ears Music, including Otis Redding, Spike Jones, The Klezmonauts, Keith Richards, Run-DMC, Dolly Parton, The Beach Boys, and many more.

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The 10 Least Appropriate Moments in Christmas Music History

Jason Notte | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wham!, Band Aid, Kurtis Blow, The Vandals, Bono Africa, Bono, Christmas, Ray Davies, Christmas Music, Ben Affleck, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Kinks, Ted Kennedy, Santa, Sarah Silverman, George Michael, Run DMC, Gene Autry, Fear, Joni Mitchell, Bob Geldof, Dan Fogelberg, Entertainment News
Jason Notte

These 10 [songs] show just how much of a jerk you can be around the holidays without anyone giving you hell for it.

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