Sex Assault, Scandal as Duke University Lacrosse Team Suspended - News Feature
The Duke men's lacrosse team has been suspended while investigators attempt to learn more about the allegations that team members raped a stripper at an off-campus party.
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Thursday, March 30, 2006
Monday, March 27, 2006
Preview of the 2006 NFL schedule - Sports Feature
Preview of the 2006 NFL schedule - Sports Feature
The NCAA Final Four is set, The Masters is about to begin and MLB's spring training is almost over … so what about the NFL?
The NCAA Final Four is set, The Masters is about to begin and MLB's spring training is almost over … so what about the NFL?
On Monday, Commissioner Paul Tagliabue announced some highlights for the upcoming season.
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South Park - The Complete 7th Season - DVD Review
South Park - The Complete 7th Season - DVD Review
There's an '80s sitcom you might remember that opened every week with the line, "You take the good, you take the bad, and there you have..." This could almost double as a description of South Park: The Complete Seventh Season.
Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman are back in a little town in Colorado and there are moments that feel as fresh as when Trey Parker and Matt Stone first drew the two-dimensional figures. But there are also episodes that show the age of one fart joke too many, but when you're dealing with an entire season, that just comes with the territory.
When things are clicking, South Park still has enough juice in the tank to make it one of the best laugh-out-loud comedies on TV.
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There's an '80s sitcom you might remember that opened every week with the line, "You take the good, you take the bad, and there you have..." This could almost double as a description of South Park: The Complete Seventh Season.
Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman are back in a little town in Colorado and there are moments that feel as fresh as when Trey Parker and Matt Stone first drew the two-dimensional figures. But there are also episodes that show the age of one fart joke too many, but when you're dealing with an entire season, that just comes with the territory.
When things are clicking, South Park still has enough juice in the tank to make it one of the best laugh-out-loud comedies on TV.
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Ballad of Broken Seas - CD Review
Ballad of Broken Seas - CD Review
Sounds like: Tom Waits meets Neko Case.
Neither name is household, but you might know who Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan have worked for in the past.
Campbell is a former singer with Belle & Sebastian and Lanegan has been with the Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age.
On paper, they are not a good mix, on the new album Ballad of the Broken Seas, they are a haunting combination.
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Sounds like: Tom Waits meets Neko Case.
Neither name is household, but you might know who Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan have worked for in the past.
Campbell is a former singer with Belle & Sebastian and Lanegan has been with the Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age.
On paper, they are not a good mix, on the new album Ballad of the Broken Seas, they are a haunting combination.
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Monday, March 06, 2006
The j Awards -- Results
The j Awards -- Results
Don't worry cowboy, you can cry on my shoulder. The results of The j Awards are in and it was a banner year. Now, if you are the type that just needs the numbers feel free to scroll down and get your fix.
The j Awards were just like the Academy Awards in the fact that they both had a wide variety of winners. The big difference was movie of the year and the host. While the Oscars were lucky enough to get Jon Stewart (and should have him hosting for years ala Johnny Carson), The j Awards were once again stuck with a tall blond movie geek shouting out award winners during the commercials.
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Don't worry cowboy, you can cry on my shoulder. The results of The j Awards are in and it was a banner year. Now, if you are the type that just needs the numbers feel free to scroll down and get your fix.
The j Awards were just like the Academy Awards in the fact that they both had a wide variety of winners. The big difference was movie of the year and the host. While the Oscars were lucky enough to get Jon Stewart (and should have him hosting for years ala Johnny Carson), The j Awards were once again stuck with a tall blond movie geek shouting out award winners during the commercials.
(click here to read the rest)
Gavin Hood (Oscar Winner) - Interview
Gavin Hood (Oscar Winner) - Interview
I sat down with writer/director Gavin Hood of the Oscar nominated foreign film Tsotsi. Hood had the energy of a kid on a sugar-high even though he had been talking to the press for five hours by the time I showed up.
We talked about the film, the characters, the Oscar buzz and even MacGyver. Hood is quite the talker, and we even got sidetracked with some South African political history (which I didn't include below). Tsotsi opens in Chicago on March 10.
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I sat down with writer/director Gavin Hood of the Oscar nominated foreign film Tsotsi. Hood had the energy of a kid on a sugar-high even though he had been talking to the press for five hours by the time I showed up.
We talked about the film, the characters, the Oscar buzz and even MacGyver. Hood is quite the talker, and we even got sidetracked with some South African political history (which I didn't include below). Tsotsi opens in Chicago on March 10.
(click here to read the rest)
A season of baseball "Virtually" done - Op/Ed
A season of baseball "Virtually" done - Op/Ed
Every single year it seems the baseball season begins earlier than the year before. But here I am again on the morning of Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. in front of my computer "working" while every 30 seconds I have a chance for the golden prize known as Chicago Cubs tickets.
Last year, the "Virtual Waiting Room" was my best friend. I had planned on getting two or three games and four tickets to each. But as soon as I was able to score Red Sox tickets I had a conversation with myself.
Me: Wow, this is exciting, Red Sox tickets, my second favorite team.
Myself: You know, I bet we could get a lot of money selling these tickets.
Me: How can you say that?
Myself: It's only 10:14 a.m. we'll have plenty more chances at tickets. In fact, we could make tons of money off this. You could pay off all your credit cards.
Me: So, what you're saying is you have to spend money to make money.
Myself: That's what Alex P. Keaton taught me in an episode of Family Ties.
Me: Sold!
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Every single year it seems the baseball season begins earlier than the year before. But here I am again on the morning of Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. in front of my computer "working" while every 30 seconds I have a chance for the golden prize known as Chicago Cubs tickets.
Last year, the "Virtual Waiting Room" was my best friend. I had planned on getting two or three games and four tickets to each. But as soon as I was able to score Red Sox tickets I had a conversation with myself.
Me: Wow, this is exciting, Red Sox tickets, my second favorite team.
Myself: You know, I bet we could get a lot of money selling these tickets.
Me: How can you say that?
Myself: It's only 10:14 a.m. we'll have plenty more chances at tickets. In fact, we could make tons of money off this. You could pay off all your credit cards.
Me: So, what you're saying is you have to spend money to make money.
Myself: That's what Alex P. Keaton taught me in an episode of Family Ties.
Me: Sold!
(click here to read the rest)
Saturday, March 04, 2006
The j Awards
Vote for The j Awards -- click here
Vote on the best actors and movie moments from 2005.
It doesn't matter if you have seen 2 or 200, you can still vote.
The j Awards close at 4 p.m. (central) March 5, 2006.
Look for results on Tuesday, March 7, 2006.
Vote on the best actors and movie moments from 2005.
It doesn't matter if you have seen 2 or 200, you can still vote.
The j Awards close at 4 p.m. (central) March 5, 2006.
Look for results on Tuesday, March 7, 2006.
Conversation Starters - Op/Ed
orginally published -- 10/03/05
Conversation Starters - Op/ed
Perhaps the cookouts are finally coming to an end. But if you still have a few to go to before the winter months keep us indoors, here are some rules to live by.
When it comes to cookouts (it is not a BB-Q unless you are actually barbecuing), one thought keeps running through my head -- and it has nothing to do with the amount of meat I will be eating-What am I going to talk about? Let me expand that thought.
What am I going to talk about with this guy that I have never met, but my girlfriend dragged me to this thing and now she is off talking to her friends and I am standing next to a Bob, Mike, Tim or I don't even remember his name? He is barely talking. We have nothing in common. This is going to last forever, argh!
Pants. That is another thing that reminds me of summer. I am talking about the pants my girlfriend wears in our relationship that puts me in these situations.
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Conversation Starters - Op/ed
Perhaps the cookouts are finally coming to an end. But if you still have a few to go to before the winter months keep us indoors, here are some rules to live by.
When it comes to cookouts (it is not a BB-Q unless you are actually barbecuing), one thought keeps running through my head -- and it has nothing to do with the amount of meat I will be eating-What am I going to talk about? Let me expand that thought.
What am I going to talk about with this guy that I have never met, but my girlfriend dragged me to this thing and now she is off talking to her friends and I am standing next to a Bob, Mike, Tim or I don't even remember his name? He is barely talking. We have nothing in common. This is going to last forever, argh!
Pants. That is another thing that reminds me of summer. I am talking about the pants my girlfriend wears in our relationship that puts me in these situations.
(click here to read the rest)
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