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WayBack Wednesday - Lifehouse Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:05PM The LIFEHOUSE project by Pete Townshend eventually saw release in a much-modified form as WHO's NEXT in 1971. LIFEHOUSE - The "lost" Who album After the phenomenal success of their 'concept' album TOMMY in 1969, The Who and especially Pete Townsend were in a quandary about how to follow up the 'monster' that TOMMY had become. A live album was the perfect vehicle to give The Who and that's ...
In defense of organic cavemen Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 1:24PMLocal-grown and sustainable doesn't equal a retreat into "primitivism." It's proof of progress
Knitting program mends nerves of moms to be Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:17AMSusan Kim, propped up in bed at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center, has a view of the mall across the street and a calendar counting down the days until her twins will be delivered. The department stores at Laguna Hills Mall are a reminder that Kim...
ScienceOnline2010 - interview with DeLene Beeland [A Blog Around The Clock] Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:17AMContinuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this series here . You can check out previous years' interviews as well: 2008 and 2009 . Today, I asked T. DeLene Beeland to answer a few questions ...
Hope and Glory at the CAC Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:18AMShepard Fairey's contraversial 'street art' exhibit turns urban buildings into outdoor galleries When it was announced last year that Shepard Fairey's traveling solo show 'Supply and Demand' would stop at the Contemporary Arts Center, it immediately seemed a masterstroke for the museum. One component of this exhibition involves Fairey working in public spaces and on mural projects, but not ...
For homeless boy, to dream is to fly far, far from uncertainty below Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:43PMCLEARWATER Robert Utley and his mother pedal their bikes up the sidewalk toward the library. The temperature is in the 40s, but Robert doesn't feel cold. He doesn't feel much of anything.
Reality Check: Top 8 women perform Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:39PMAmerican Idol gets off to a weird start, with Ellen DeGeneres sitting in Simon Cowell's lap and whispering in his ear. Oh, whatever, the important thing as far as I'm concerned is that the show is only an hour!
Mike Pound: Miniature 'Stonehenge' found off beaten path Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:38PMI sort of messed up. A couple of weeks ago, Caroline Calvin sent me an e-mail. She mentioned that while she and her husband were walking their dogs in McClelland Park one afternoon, they came across what she described as a “smaller version of Stonehenge.”
Relevant offers Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:25PMThe memory is as vivid today as it was 14 years ago, when ''King'' Carlos Spencer was at the height of his powers as one of the world's leading five-eighths. It is the memory of rugby stadiums throughout the southern hemisphere packed to the rafters with frenzied crowds baying for the opposing players' blood.
Christopher Columbus Was a Real Jerk Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:24PMI was sitting at Specs' Cafe in North Beach, waiting for my blind date to arrive, and thinking about Christopher Columbus. One thing I've learned about explorers is that some of them fell into the job haphazardly. For example, Cortez was like 15th on the list of people Spain chose to explore the ...
A farewell to Britain's most stylish street Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:15PMAmericans love it. Japanese love it. Germans love it. Frenchmen and Italians not only love it but get it subtly and utterly wrong. Everyone loves le style Anglais. Except, perhaps, Englishmen. Maybe we got bored with it. Maybe we ran out of money. Maybe it was too much trouble.
What's old is new again Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:57PMAs the economy continues to bounce back from the global downturn, many employers are taking a fresh look at their older staff.
New Honor for the Designs That Get Movies Moving Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:50PMIn a competition at the South by Southwest festival, film and television titles get the credit(s).
Matt Fraction: Deconstructing IRON MAN For Games & Comics Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:55PMMatt Fraction is in a unique position with Marvel right now, and particularly with the character of Iron Man. As Iron Man 2 flies toward its big-screen debut, Fraction anxiously awaits the movie, where he can see some of his work as a consultant translate onto screen. With the monthly comic book Invincible Iron Man, he tells the tale of a Tony Stark who has sent himself to a figurative hell and ...
Many paths to the pulpit Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:03AMThere is no such thing as a typical day in the life of a Cleveland rabbi. “One day you are an administrator, one day you are a supervisor of people, and one day you’re a teacher. Or one day you’re a pastor in a hospital.
Did MTV pave the way for Amanda Knox's guilty verdict? Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:17AMIn the movie "Love Actually," a geeky British guy bets everything on a plane ticket to the American midwest, betting that American women are beautiful, friendly and ready to have sex with the next British accent that walks through the barroom door. He is not disappointed.
Uncle Kracker gets 'Happy' on the road Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:53AMAfter a five-year lapse between albums, Uncle Kracker [ tickets ] is "ecstatic" to promote in his latest collection, "Happy Hour." He begins his jaunt in support of the CD on March 11 in his home state of Michigan. "It's just good to be out again and doing stuff," said Uncle Kracker, born Matt Shafer. "Just doing something. It was a long wait. There was some downtime, for sure. I stayed busy ...
Spreading Hope: Program utilizes education, recreation to mentor kids in Albion Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:30AMNick Dentamaro | Jackson Citizen PatriotHarry Bonner, right, talks with Kids at Hope staff members while Marcus Evans, 17, shoots pool.The young people at Kids at Hope participate in a variety of recreational activities including playing pool, foosball and basketball.But...
2010 Oscars Blog Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:03AMHey, it's the BOP 2010 Academy Awards blog. We'll be checking in periodically during the red carpet goings-on. - Tony Kollath, 6:47 pm Welcome to the red carpet on the E! Network --a short man in a tux with a microphone talking with comparatively tall, reasonably glamorous, impractically fashionable people.
For dog walkers, the walk in the park is hard work Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:04AMPass by any of the city's parks around noon, and you're sure to see a canine league of nations. Short, tall, fat, thin, purebred and mutts.
Copperas Cove author targets bigger markets Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:45AMCOPPERAS COVE – Author Lynette Sowell lined up her books on the table and demonstrated her range of literary themes at the city's library Tuesday.
Crimes distort reality of schizophrenia Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:09AMCedar Rapids, Ia. - A newspaper lying in Steve Miller’s kitchen blared the latest front-page news about a person with schizophrenia. The big black headline announced: "Becker guilty."
Going to the dogs Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:35AMPass by any of the city's parks, especially around noon, and you're sure to see a canine league of nations. Short, tall, fat, thin, purebred and mutts. They race, chase balls, beg for treats and do their business.
From the Big Apple to Heirloom Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:03AMCarey Savona took the reins as executive chef at Heirloom, the restaurant at The Study at Yale, in early January and, in less than two months time, has redesigned the restaurant’s menu.
White decor passes with flying colors Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:57AMWhen interior designer Betsy Burnham redecorated her office recently, she made a decision that surprised her staff: She went with white walls, white ceilings, white furniture, even white chandeliers.
Group donates baby hats to hospitals Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:55AMA local child-care center is helping newborns stay a little warmer on their first trip home from the hospital with handmade hats. read more »
FARINELLA: Woods apologizes, big deal Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:54AMLike millions of other Americans, I sat and watched most of Tiger Woods' televised mea culpa last week. I came away from it feeling as if those were 13 minutes of my life that I'll never get back.
Plain white backdrop Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:25AMWhen interior designer Betsy Burnham redecorated her office recently, she made a decision that surprised her staff: She focused on the color white. White walls, white ceilings, white furniture, even white chandeliers. "I'm a huge color fanatic," she says, "but I just think white makes color pop so beautifully."
Man Can Cook Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:08PMI was 17 when I packed my bags and set forth to join a catering college. A glamorous and promising career in hotels beckoned. Life would never be the same again. Though it was a different matter that I was just going about 275 km away from Chandigarh to Delhi but my family huddled together to give me some gyaan, gifts and goodies besides a tearful farewell as if I was crossing the seven seas ...
Geist - Walkthrough Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:24PMGeist (GCN) Geist, Gamecube
Criminal Minds' Matthew Gray Gubler: Directorial Debut "Will Creep You Out" Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:14PMWhat's one way to cope with directing withdrawal? Chop off your hair. "When it ended, I was so distraught, like, 'Oh no! What do I do?' ... I was so bored. I just flipped out and cut my damn hair! I did it with, like, a hunting knife.
Criminal Minds' Matthew Gray Gubler: Directorial Debut "Will Creep You Out" Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:05PMWhat's one way to cope with directing withdrawal? Chop off your hair. That's what Matthew Gray Gubler did. "When it ended, I was so distraught, like, 'Oh no! What do I do?' ... I was so bored. I just flipped out and ... Read More Other Links From TVGuide.com The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Ann Cusack Anton Yelchin Brooke Smith Bud Cort Forest Whitaker Toby Huss Wes Anderson Criminal Minds ...
You want me to wear what? Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 8:14PMThe recent menswear collection shows in Europe threw up some fashions that would throw most men - even those who know their Galliano from their Gucci.
Interview: Nathan C Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:31PMNathan C serves up some dance-floor orientated tech-house with his new productions for labels like Whartone Records, and gets support for them from luminaries like Pete Tong.
A lover's guide to older women Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:17PMIn the mid-1960s, readers with a furtive interest in literary sex weren't exactly spoilt for choice. Lady Chatterley's Lover had been available in Penguin paperback since 1960, more than 30 years after it was first published and banned; it was worth hacking through the jungle of Lawrence's prose to find the rude dialogue and the daisies-in-the-pubic-hair scene. Lolita had been around since 1959 ...
Gorillaz: Monkey business Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 6:12PMHello, Murdoc. How can we be sure that it's you answering the questions and not someone else?
Young Entrepreneur Pays It Forward Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:49PM2009 was a tough year for Cameron Cohen. In March, the Brentwood 11-year-old had a benign tumor surgically removed from his leg and spent many months out of school and mostly off his feet — first in a cast, then in a full-leg brace.
Learning Curve: Q&A With Canada’s Rising Triathlon Star Magali Tisseyre Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:56PMA relative unknown a year ago, 27-year-old Canadian Magali Tisseyre is now one of the biggest threats on the Ironman 70.3 circuit. We sat down with Tisseyre to find out how she went from multisport rookie to bona fide superstar in a matter of months. Triathlete Magazine: You dropped 22 minutes from 2008 to 2009 in [...]
Friday night leaves Wales feeling bleu Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:38AMBryn Palmer watches France take a major step towards the title
Friday night leaves Wales feeling bleu Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:38AMBryn Palmer watches France take a major step towards the title
Halo Interview: Legends, Movies and the Next Six Years Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:15AMFrank O'Connor updates IGN on the latest Halo happenings.
Halo Interview: Legends, Movies and the Next Six Years Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 2:15AMFrank O'Connor updates IGN on the latest Halo happenings.
Bachelor proposes to vixen Vienna Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:25AMABCJake proposed to Vienna in Saint Lucia in the Bachelor finale.. In The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love finale, Denton pilot Jake Pavelka chose a hot, sexy former Hooter's waitress over a sweet, naive college admissions counselor. Well,...
Bachelor proposes to vixen Vienna Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:25AMABCJake proposed to Vienna in Saint Lucia in the Bachelor finale.. In The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love finale, Denton pilot Jake Pavelka chose a hot, sexy former Hooter's waitress over a sweet, naive college admissions counselor. Well,...
Pizza venue knows what students want, provides it Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:58AMA MAD-CAP pizza shop that has two chrome stripper poles and holds regular drinking club competitions, is proving to be a huge hit with bored Rhodes University students in Grahamstown.
Pizza venue knows what students want, provides it Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:58AMA MAD-CAP pizza shop that has two chrome stripper poles and holds regular drinking club competitions, is proving to be a huge hit with bored Rhodes University students in Grahamstown.
SPIN AND IDOLATRY: Making the cut Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:45AMAfter the first week of live performances, American Idol is starting to separate the men from the boys. For the most part, voters made the right choices this week in sending home Tyler, Ashley and Janell. But Joe should have had many more weeks on the Idol stage. The best of the week Alex Lambert sang “Wonderful [...]
SPIN AND IDOLATRY: Making the cut Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:45AMAfter the first week of live performances, American Idol is starting to separate the men from the boys. For the most part, voters made the right choices this week in sending home Tyler, Ashley and Janell. But Joe should have had many more weeks on the Idol stage. The best of the week Alex Lambert sang “Wonderful [...]
Report finds chronic boredom can lead to shorter lifespan Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:10AMBy: NAZIA QUERASHI, Staff Writer The next time you are bored, you might want to do find something exciting to do. New research is saying that a person could be bored to death, literally. According to a report from the International Journal of Epidemiology people who are often bored tend ...
Report finds chronic boredom can lead to shorter lifespan Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:10AMBy: NAZIA QUERASHI, Staff Writer The next time you are bored, you might want to do find something exciting to do. New research is saying that a person could be bored to death, literally. According to a report from the International Journal of Epidemiology people who are often bored tend ...