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Apoca-Lit, Oprah, and the End of the World

Posted in Culture Mar 28, 2007 by PointBlank

Though not a sign of the apocalypse, many were shocked when Oprah...

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Who Wrote Frankenstein?

Posted in Culture Mar 28, 2007 by PointBlank

Fittingly, the story behind the creation of the novel ...

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YouTube Announces Award Winners

Posted in Culture Mar 27, 2007 by PointBlank

YouTube, the ubiquitous home of random, time-wasting clips has just announced the winners of its first-annual video awards.

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A Sticky Wicket: Murder on the Pitch

Posted in Culture Mar 27, 2007 by PointBlank

There�s a different sort of March Madness going on.

While many sports fans in America have been filling out their brackets for the NCAA Men�s Basketball...

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The King is Dead: Bernie Mac Quits Stand Up

Posted in Culture Mar 26, 2007 by PointBlank

Bernie Mac, star of the imaginatively titled The Bernie Mac Show, has decided to hang up whatever it is standup comedians hang up when they retire...

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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Posted in Culture Mar 26, 2007 by PointBlank

Amnesty International currently estimates that there...

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Willie Nelson's BioWillie

Posted in Music Jan 4, 2006 by PointBlank

Willie Nelson's new gig: Biodiesel Salesman.

Willie Nelson...

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Year End Lists: A Battle

Posted in Music Jan 4, 2006 by PointBlank

So, PopMatters and Pitchfork ...

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For Sale: Masterpieces of Theater Legend

Posted in Culture Dec 24, 2005 by PointBlank

The bones of Alastair Cooke, onetime host of Masterpiece Theater were allegedly stolen and sold...

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Berlusconi Defends Footballer, Fascism

Posted in Politics Dec 22, 2005 by PointBlank

Last week, Paolo Di Canio, an Italian football player for Lazio, saluted the crowd at a game against Livorno with the familiar, straight-armed fascist salute.

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Steamrolled by Christmas

Posted in Music Dec 19, 2005 by PointBlank

Just in time for the holidays, The New York Times Magazine takes a look at Chip Davis,...

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Wiki-Wiki-Whack

Posted in Culture Dec 4, 2005 by PointBlank

John Seigenthaler Sr., was RFK's personal assistant in the 60's and--at least according to his bio on the popular online encyclopedia, Wikipedia--was...

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The Iceberg Variations

Posted in Culture Dec 1, 2005 by PointBlank

While investigating earthquakes in Antarctica, scientists have discovered singing icebergs. ...

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Chris Elliott, Spoofer, Spoofed by Internet Hoax

Posted in Culture Nov 4, 2005 by PointBlank

Chris Elliot's new novel, The Shadow of the Thwacker, a spoof of books such as Caleb Carr's Alienist in which a serial killer terrorizes...

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R.I.P. Randy "Biscuit" Turner

Posted in Music Aug 19, 2005 by PointBlank

Randy Turner, the lead singer of the great punk band The Big Boys, as well as Cargo Cult was...

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Faux Fahey Fools Fantasy

Posted in Music Aug 17, 2005 by PointBlank

When Fantasy records released The Best of John Fahey 2: 1963 to 1983, three unreleased tracks--two new recordings of old songs and one never-before-heard...

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River Po is Now the River Blow

Posted in Culture Aug 7, 2005 by PointBlank

Scientists testing for pollutants in Northern Italy were shocked to find that the river Po is full...

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Bush Administration AIDS Claims Questioned in Botswana

Posted in Politics Jul 1, 2005 by PointBlank

When the Bush Administration issued a press release claiming that 32,839 Botswanan AIDS patients were receiving life-extending treatment thanks to a US...

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