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Mad Men's Transitional "Plan," Ironic or Not

William Bradley | Posted 05.14.2013 | TV
Read More: History, 1968, Entertainment News, Don Draper, Vietnam War, The Last Picture Show, Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Mad Men, Robert F. Kennedy, Larry McMurtry, TV News
William Bradley

Another entertaining Mad Men episode brought the immediate aftermath of the precipitous merger between Don Draper's and Ted Chaough's rival agencies. This was a transitional episode, which nonetheless ended in tears, with the sudden assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

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Scotty McCreery's Christmas EPK Exclusive, Plus A Conversation With Danny O'Keefe

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.05.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Glenn Frey, Bonnie Raitt, Ahmet Ertigün, Mavis Staples, David Lindley, Jimmy Hoffa, Greg Landanyi, The Blind Boys From Alabama, Danny O'Keefe, Harry Truman, Mel Brooks, Ben Harper, Merle Haggard, Ben Braun, Arif Mardin, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Gary Stewart, Maria Muldaur, Larry McMurtry, Donny Hathaway, Kenny Vance, John Denver, Charlie Greene, Jackson Browne, Don Henley, American Idol, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Back on November 13th, Christmas With Scotty McCreery was the subject of an interview with the young American Idol winner and country music star. As we're getting closer to the holidays, Scotty offered this glimpse into his Christmasness with this exclusive EPK...

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Ken Kesey Rides Again In Magic Trip

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 10.06.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Oscar, Duke, Alan Ginsberg, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Day After Superman Died, David Kahne, Tie Dye, Angelina Jolie, Alex Gibney, The World's Fair, Cold War, Easy Rider, Lsd, Allen Ginsberg, Twist and Shout, Ravi Coltrane, On the Road, The Beatles, Archival Verite, Emmy, Stanley Tucci, John Coltrane, Larry McMurtry, Thomas Wolfe, Love Potion Number 9, Howl, Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo?S Nest, Jerry Garcia, JFK Assassination, Jack Kerouac, Allison Ellwood, The Merry Pranksters, Hair, Greensleeves, Mad Men, Timothy Leary, The Sixties, Ellington, Neal Cassady, Post 9/11, Entertainment News
Cynthia Ellis

Directors Alex Gibney and Allison Ellwood have resurrected, cinematically, the pivotal moment when our country went from Mad Men to HAIR.

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In Praise of Doing Things Badly

Daniel Krotz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Doing Things Badly, Berryville, Chesterton, Bookseller, Lonesome Dove, Arkansas, Larry McMurtry, Dan Krotz, Daniel Krotz, G.K. Chesterton, Books News
Daniel Krotz

It is every bookseller's pleasure -- and our obligation -- to support the self-published writer who will not be stilled by market forces, publishing companies, critics or inhibition.

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Jeff Bridges, and the Grizzling of the All-American Boy

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: John Carpenter, John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, Kurt Russell, Best Movies by Farr, Crazy Heart, Coen Brothers, Beau Bridges, Kim Basinger, ET:the Extra-Terrestrial, Jeff Bridges, Ethan Coen, Steven Spielberg, Karen Allen, Joel Coen, Peter Bogdanovich, Larry McMurtry, Fearless, Ben Johnson, Joan Allen, The Big Lebowski, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, The Academy Awards, Stacy Keach, The Last Picture Show, Best Movies on DVD, Peter Weir, Rosie Perez, John Huston, Gary Oldman, Isabella Rossellini, Rod Lurie, Lloyd Bridges, John Goodman, Entertainment News
John Farr

Perhaps his clean-cut, boyish image obscured my ability to recognize the astonishing talent he possessed from the start. Regardless, I could see it now: Jeff Bridges has always been a lot more than a pretty face.

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Old stars and new independents: A modest suggestion

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Harrison Ford, Bruce Willis, Lucky Number Slevin, Big Love, Woody Harrelson, Extraordinary Measures, Nicolas Cage, Fast Food Nation, Burt Reynolds, The Great Buck White, Boogie Nights, 1980s, Steven Spielberg, Larry McMurtry, James Cameron, Band of Brothers, Sundance, Marshall Fine Commentary, Barry Levinson, The Pacific, Boone's Lick, 1990s, Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Where the Wild Things Are, Mel Gibson, Colin Hanks, Charlie Wilson's War, Harvey, National Endowment for the Arts, Edge of Darkness, Video on Demand, Michael Bay, Dan Brown, Dear John, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

I've got an idea for how to change independent film and kick-start the kind of serious attention that video-on-demand seems to require. And it all s...

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10 Books to Read in 2010

Daniel Krotz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Berryville, Michale Pollan, Francis Collins, Larry McMurtry, Arkansas, John Irving, Kathleen Norris, Daniel Krotz, Daniel Woodrell, Donald Harington, Books News
Daniel Krotz

While we wait for the final verdict on the future of print, take a look at the following ten books that I read and enjoyed in 2009. They'll still be around for you to enjoy in 2010.

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On The Collecting of Books

Daniel Krotz | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Daniel Krotz, Book Collecting, Books, Bookseller, Sue Grafton, Larry McMurtry, Arkansas, Healthy Living News
Daniel Krotz

The single piece of advice I give to a prospective collector is that if a book makes you cry, collect it. I suppose that's why I own nine copies of The Sun Also Rises.

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Manscaping

Daniel Krotz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Secret History, Berryville, Hillary Rettig, G.K. Chesterton, Larry McMurtry, Arkansas, Procopius, Style News
Daniel Krotz

Hillary Rettig says, "Manscaping is taking some raw, unfinished, barely civilized grunter of a guy and making him fabulous." In broad terms: the landscaping of poky territory between a man's foot and head.

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