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THE DOUKHOBORS, OR “spirit wrestlers,” were a semi-mystical Christian sect founded in the late 18 th century in Russia . (They later emigr...

These were my sister's kittens.

IT JUST OCCURRED to me that despite the recent passage of the ten-year anniversary, I have never shared the story in writing. That is, the ...

I RECENTLY SAW "Prophetess" Bambi McMillion's evango-mercial for the first time on local cable TV and was--well, the only wo...

IS WHY THE OTHER four cities cities under its grip (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens & Staten) consent to being satellites/colonies of Manhattan....

THE LOCAL SHOPPER I picked up somewhere near the Tennessee-Alabama border covers towns or "places" including: Bible Hill , Bla...

SO THE OTHER NIGHT I was watching " The Soup " with Joel McHale, who kinda reminded me of Craig Kilborn. So I sez "hey where...

SOME FOLKS HAVE A PROBLEM, apparently , with the fact that young white hipsters are such a large portion of retro soul act Sharon Jones a...

IN AN OLDER POST I shared why I was peeved with contemporary rhythm and snooze . In that post I blamed Sean P. "Puffy Pops/Diddly Squat...

IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, there's this fascinating new nature show called " Jersey Shore ." It's quite educational. ...

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GREEN IS ALL THE RAGE. With mounting fears of global warming and the heightened popularity of planet-friendly products, even the biggest com...

JUST FOUND THIS while Ixquicking (that's my new term for Googling) "Faux New Urbanism." In a misguided attempt to inject so...

WAS I A FAN of Michael Jackson? For a child of the late '70s and '80s -- and an African-American to boot -- that's like ...

Top 10 worst pop music trends How to lie without lying Rhythm & snooze Dead beats, or the death of melodies and chords Party like a mock...

THIS IS HOW IT WORKS. You start out searching for info on the heart chakra -- which takes you to someone's MySpace, which triggers ano...

THIS MORNING I HEARD sportswriter Sal Paolantonio on the Dennis Miller show (yeah, I know, I listen to that glib, snickering-at-his-own--jok...

STARBUCKS HAS CHUTZPAH . Fashioning a warm-and-cozy, earth-toned, earth-friendly, feel-good glow around itself is a Starbucks specialty. It...