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Jazz Don’t Hurt: Taking a Stand With “Conscious Jazz”

Jason Crane November 2, 2009 5

Drummer Ted Sirota and his band Rebel Souls have a new record out called Seize the Time (Naim Jazz, 2009). It’s an explicitly political instrumental album, very in line with Sirota’s previous CDs, all

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The Bigger Picture: The Big Three, Part Two

Arend Anton April 3, 2009 0

Last week I began a three-part series about the three biggest movie taboos, at least in American cinema — the things we seem to often have both a disdain for and a sick fetishistic

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Book Review: John West, “The Last Goodnights: Assisting My Parents with Their Suicides”

Jeff Giles February 16, 2009 5

John West – The Last Goodnights: Assisting My Parents with Their Suicides (2009, Counterpoint) purchase this book (Amazon) As a culture, Americans may not have the most difficulty absorbing death — we don’t have

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Donkey Kong: “We Heart Obama” (What Did You Expect?)

Ted Asregadoo August 29, 2008 24

Well, the big night arrived, and the three of us gathered together to experience this historic moment in America the only way we knew how:  via the warm glow of our computers.  Welcome to

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