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Blogcritics Section: Books - Jul 6, 2007
Khaliah Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali, is an Emmy-nominated talk show host and has won the Pennsylvania Broadcaster's Award. She has also contributed to more than two dozen charities over the years. Khaliah says these …
Tagged: books
Blogcritics - Jul 6, 2007
I am addicted to shoes. I know this. My husband knows this. My friends and family know this. And because I write about it, half the world knows this. I suppose it is a better addiction to have than, say, heroin, but I …
Tagged: culture
Blogcritics Reviews - Jul 6, 2007
When you think of a state fair, New Jersey isn’t usually the first place that comes to mind. Though nicknamed the Garden State, New Jersey is more often associated with its oil and chemical refineries and distinctive …
Tagged: culture
Blogcritics Reviews - Jul 6, 2007
As I’m one of the many who were born lucky enough to be able to call Louisiana our birthplace and childhood stomping grounds, the music of Bob French is as much a part of my heritage as was my grandmother’s gumbo. How …
Tagged: music
Blogcritics Reviews - Jul 6, 2007
As I've said before, you really have to hand it to the folks at Time-Life. I can't imagine any aspect of nostalgia-based media - music, video, or books - that they haven't covered exhaustively. Their virtual vaults …
Tagged: music
Blogcritics Opinion - Jul 6, 2007
I have never quite understood the attraction of gory films and especially not the modern type of horror movies such as Hostel I and II, the Saw series et al. However, their attraction is something that rather interests …
Tagged: culture
Blogcritics Opinion - Jul 6, 2007
I have lost 10% of my body weight. I started with 143 days to lose 85 pounds, trying to get from 250 down to 165. I've lost 25 lbs in three weeks, so I need to lose 60 lbs in the next 122 days. If you had told me …
Tagged: sci tech
Blogcritics Category: Culture: Society - Jul 6, 2007
Some time ago, I wrote an article for BC called Three Steps From The Cave. In my distress about the state of society, I wrote, "Are we living on the edge of a precipice? I look around and see that our society is …
Tagged: culture
Blogcritics Category: Culture: Society - Jul 6, 2007
It may seem that economic factors and competition from new media are forcing advertisers to reevaluate how to get their messages across; to engage in product placement and other tricks to penetrate the clutter. In fact …
Tagged: culture
Blogcritics Category: Music: Punk Rock - Jul 6, 2007
The bombshell of the Bowery, Debbie Harry fronted one of music's most eclectic bands of the Punk/New Wave era. Blondie infused straight-ahead rock, punk, dance, and funk into an amalgam all their own. They’d reached …
Tagged: music