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Apparently, we weren’t the only ones who cracked up over the Gerard Depardieu pee story yesterday. Anderson Cooper tried to tackle it on his se
Just like the demi-gods of the genre, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ticket is a coveted thing to hold in your hands. It represents a generous peek into
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Sidestepping the industry circus and downplaying his own achievements, Urban Waite isn’t your typical thriller writer, and his debut, The Terror of
Sidestepping the industry circus and downplaying his own achievements, Urban Waite isn’t your typical thriller writer, and his debut, The Terror of
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Thanks go out to Hugh Hewitt for posting links and information to these books. One of the reasons I enjoyed Hewitt’s radio show when I lived
BIO First Africa, then the world. The phenomenal success of his inventive remake of Toto hit “Africa” launched Karl Wolf into the international
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The iamamiwhoami project began back in December 2009 when select bloggers in the States received emails with a link to a YouTube video that was the fi
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