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Some of the (Pop Culture) Things I Want for Christmas

Annie Stamell | Posted 12.09.2009 | Entertainment

I feel strongly about the importance of the Christmas List. I mean, why not make it easier on your loved ones by telling them exactly what you want? Please note, I've been very well-behaved this year.

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"Nice Work If You Can Get It": My Playlist for a Musical Jobs Summit

David Wild | Posted 12.04.2009 | Entertainment

Obama's job summit was a sincere attempt to bring together great minds to help ease what has become a national crisis. My musical jobs summit -- not so much.

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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

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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Music: The Warm Sounds Born of Extreme Darkness and Bitter Cold (Includes Free MP3s!)

Tim Mohr | Posted 10.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Fa Fa Fa, Bergen, Free mp3 Download, Whitest Boy Alive, Fot I Hose, Royksopp, La Roux, Erland Oye, Norway, Little Boots, Hanseatic League, Slowpho, Datarock, Turin Brakes, Annie, Chewing Gum, Quiet Is the New Loud, Download, Fever Ray, Belle & Sebastian, Ai Phoenix, Ladytron, Free mp3, Madonna, Free Music, Norge, Robyn, Sondre Lerche, Casiokids, mp3s, Kings of Convenience, Anniemal, Geico, Declaration of Dependence, Talking Heads, Ladyhawke, Free Downloads, Home News

The northwesternmost outpost of the Hanseatic league--the drizzly harbor town of Bergen, Norway, nestled on the country's craggy west coast--is an unlikely hotbed for new music.

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New York State of Mind

David Byrne | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Traffic, David Byrne, Urban Policy, Talking Heads, Rio De Janeiro, Urban Planning, New York City, Bicycling, Streetscapes, Bike Lanes, Cities, Berlin, New York News

Does living in New York City foster a hard-as-nails, no nonsense attitude? Is that how one would describe the New York state of mind?

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Friday Talking Points [93] -- Lies, Lies And Propaganda

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lies, Go Broke, Reasonable, Reform, Mccain, Midotw, Disrespect, Joe Wilson, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Faith, Health Care, Theological, Sandy Line, Joint Session, Bankruptcy, You Lie, Public Option, Propaganda, Democrat, Congress, Big Government, Lie, Democrats, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Heckle, Obama Speech, Mddotw, Health, Republicans, Line in the Sand, Walk It Down, Bankrupt, Healthcare, President Obama, Speech, Kennedy, First Lady, Obama, Democratic, Media, Friday Talking Points, Republican, Laura Bush, Uninsured, Insurance, Wilson, Liar, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Lies and Propaganda, Heckler, John McCain, House, Framing, Medicaid, Teddy Kennedy, Sherrod-Brown, Talking Heads, Illegal Immigrant, Chris Weigant, Heckled, Medicare, Immigrant, Wkharbhsgahm, Wksarbssgahm, Medicompetition, Kennedycare, Medicomp, Politics News

Political discussions in America are fast becoming solely theological in nature.. Each side has their beliefs. Each has their tenets which they fervently defend. Much of this is done on faith.

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When It Comes to Healthcare, Be Selfish

Gerald Sindell | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Big Pharma, Health Care Reform, Oscar Wilde, Karen Ignagni, Obama Health Care, Enlightened Self-Interest, Public Health Insurance Plan, Healthcare System, Universal Healthcare, Healthcare Debate, Pharmaceutical Industry, Talking Heads, Private Health Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Politics News

When I see talking heads, "experts," and politicians talking about healthcare, I want them to answer the people's, and only the people's questions.

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She's Gotta Cook It: Julie & Julia Gets Rich

Gregory Weinkauf | Posted 09.03.2009 | Entertainment

if you like food, friendship, romance, sex, comedy, Paris or New York, you'll probably love Julie & Julia.

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Cognitive Dissonance: An Entire Future, Lost in "Reality"

Marshall Fine | Posted 08.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Marshall Fine, Oxygen Channel, Addicted to Beauty, Perez Hilton, Talking Heads, Walter Cronkite, Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, Daily Kos, David Byrne, Entertainment News

Never mind the irony of David Byrne singing "Where is my large automobile?" at this particular moment in economic time -- let's talk about cognitive dissonance.

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Love is Free

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Human, Consumerism, Great Gatsby, Flip, Talking Heads, Sex, Financial Crisis, Short., Netflix, Swap, Love, Global Warming, Marriages, Botox, Living News

Children are staying home and hanging out with their parents instead of attending summer camp. And guess what, we might end up happier for it all.

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Playlist for a Total Dick-Tator: Songs to Put You in the Mahmoud

David Wild | Posted 07.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Miley Cyrus, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, The Clash, Talking Heads, Abba, Green Day, Kanye West, The Eagles, Black Eyed Peas, Elton John, Ben Folds, Alice Cooper, Carrie Underwood, Dick Cheney, Entertainment News

Recently I did a playlist for Dick Cheney. So in light of recent horrible events, here's my playlist for some other schmuck who insists that he won an election.

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Dreaming On The Edge of Survival

Anne Hill | Posted 04.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Robert Moss, Paul Krugman, Dreams, Poetry, David Byrne, Leonard Cohen, William Butler Yeats, Survival-Tips, Talking Heads, Living News

In this time of economic upheaval, how do each of us manage to find the next step, and the next, and the next, to make it through?

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SNL's Classic Coke Year

Dennis Perrin | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 1978, 1970's SNL, Dan Ackroyd, New York, Humor, Jane Curtain, The Samurai, Kate Bush, Comedy Writing, Devo, Saturday Night Live Fourth Season, Rickie Lee Jones, Music, Coke, New York City Eighties, Gilda Radner, Steve Martin, Emmy, John Belushi, Talking Heads, Snl, The Coneheads, New York City Seventies, Ornette Coleman, Saturday Night Live, The Nerds, Tina Fey, Laraine Newman, Peter Tosh, Comedy, Cocaine, Entertainment News

Little wonder that Tina Fey says she would've been frightened to work on the original SNL. It wasn't for the faint-hearted.

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Let's Take a Breath...

Peter Clothier | Posted 01.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Obama Cabinet, Change, Media, Buddhism, Talking Heads, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration, President Obama, Obama Administration, Political News Coverage, Obama White House, Media Obama, Obama Calm, Obama Speculation, President Elect Obama, Staying Calm, Media News

Obama's not even in the Oval Office yet. The media are running around like a bunch of chickens, clucking wildly about those things they don't know and those things they do.

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How MSNBC Can Rule Cable News

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Tim Russert Replacement, Reality TV, Meet the Press, Cable, Talking Heads, Prison Shows, Rachel Maddow, Cable Tv, Msnbc News, TV News, Keith Olbermann, Cable News, Nbc, Media News

If I were to walk the mile from where I live to the studio and take the reins, I would at least threaten to cut out the tongue of any TV host who dares interrupt anyone else.

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"American Psycho" Headed To Broadway?

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 10.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Broadway, Christian Bale, Musicals, American Psycho, Talking Heads, Entertainment News

NEW YORK -- Will a singing "American Psycho" serial killer knock 'em dead on Broadway? Producers are betting Bret Easton Ellis' novel and screen adap...

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The Palin Trap: Meta Symbol of American Womanhood is a Dangerous Distraction

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Judy Blume, Sarah Palin, Mom Voters, Talking Heads, Women Voters, Pundits, Women Bloggers, Sarah Palin Mom, Momocrats, Working Moms, Politics News

Palin as a mom symbol is important to discuss, but there's too much at stake to get lost again in the gender wars, no matter how validating it feels to have our opinions asked.

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Why Don't They Just Issue Swami Turbans at MSNBC?

Marty Kaplan | Posted 09.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Democratic Convention, Pat Buchanan, Cnn, Talking Heads, Campaign Coverage, Convention Coverage, Media News

So this is what political journalism has come to -- evidence-free, unaccountable, redfaced, shouted, demagogic cocksure mindreading.

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Friday Talking Points [40] -- Obama Shines, McCain Whines

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, Gaffe, Gop, Bill of Rights, First Amendment, Speech, Giants, Atlas, Pakistan, Berlin, Czechoslovakia, Free Speech, Whine, Canada, Democratic, Iraq, Campaign, National Convention, Minimum Wage, Redskins, Oil Spill, 2008, Midotw, Victory Column, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Democratic National Convention, Mississippi, Risk, Dncc, Tiergarten, John McCain, Germany, Football, Whiny, Oil Rig, Democrat, 2008 Elections, Democratic National Convention Committee, 08, Photo-Op, Nfl, Democrats, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Senior Moment, Presidential, Elections, Desperation, Free Speech Zones, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, Talking Heads, Convention, 2008 Presidential Race, Afghanistan, Burning Down the House, Mississippi River, Democrat-Lite, Politics News

Be careful what you wish for, John. That seems to be the message of the week for Senator John McCain. He took some campaign consultant's idea a few w...

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Talking Heads "Strategize" About Not Getting Busted On Their Own Bullshit

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 07.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Fake Talking Heads, Talking Heads Strategists, Talking Heads, Cnn, 236.Com, Media News

As Politico.com points out, many guests on cable news who are described as "political strategists" are actually nothing of the sort. Apparently, netwo...

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The Chickens Have Come Home To Roost: Primary Coverage Drinking Games

Reny Monk | Posted 04.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Msnbc, News Politics, Pundits, Broadcast, Politicos, Television, Talking Heads, Cnn, Chris Matthews, Bloviator, Abc, Fox, Nbc, Home News

"Clinton's Last Stand" "Obama Can't Close the Deal" "Bitter and Angry" Argh. It's a bad TV drinking game. For me, the hackneyed vocabulary of these politicos drains all meaning from the process!

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