It’s quite near the end of the year, so all of those lists are about to come out: the Best of 2009.
The best sports moments, the best sports moments on YouTube, the best songs, the best movies, the best books, the best celebrity baby names, the best crazy pets on the Dog Whisperer, the best dressed celebrities, the best [...]
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It is always fun to discover new music. Bored with the latest hits? Try something old.
Popular music exploded during the 20th century with the birth of so many new styles and genres.
Rock & Roll
Folk
Rhythm and Blues
Motown
Psychedelic
Glam Rock
Punk
New Wave
Bubblegum
Disco
Heavy Metal
Rap
Grunge
Hip Hop
Boy Bands
Girl Groups
I found two new books that will help you learn more about popular music from [...]
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Something funny happened after screaming my way through the Steelers dramatic win last Thursday, in addition to watching the rest of NFL week 1. After the game, I signed onto Twitter, where real NFL players like Larry Fitzgerald and the ever-entertaining Chad Ochocinco were providing live commentary about the game–and in many cases discussing [...]
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When Jomo Rodger’s junior varsity football teammates give out goofy trophies at the end of the season, he gets the “If He Was Just a Little Bit taller, He’d Be a Big-Time Baller” award. It’s better than the “Most Likely to be Kicked in the Ass By the Coach” award, but not by much. And [...]
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*Sigh*
Joseph’s post yesterday made me think about the sport I like, which led to me remember that WE ARE THE STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS of the WORLD.
Ahem.
Thinking, saying, and/or writing that just never gets old.
To even further my excitement, there’s also the fact that hockey will be starting again in about a month and a half. [...]
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Lately I’m noticing that Michael Cera is connected in a lot of ways to exciting developments in movies that are connected to exciting books (not coincidentally for teens). And the people that he’s connected to are also exciting. And the best part is that all of these developments have some kind of creative and funny [...]
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Dys + (u)topia. According to www.dictionary.com (Based on The American Heritage Dictionary, 2009), a dystopia is “an imaginary place…where life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.” So why would anyone want to read about them? What makes them – actually – fascinating?
If they’re like the books on the list put together by [...]
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I am definitely not a nonfiction person (Sorry, Sara) and even less a craft person, but when I saw Custom Kicks: Personalized Footwear, I flipped. It’s packed with colorful and zany ways to make sneakers, other shoes and even flip flops into masterpieces. The author invited 150 artists to present their visions and includes URLs and other ways to contact [...]
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A life list is also known as a bucket list. It is a list of things that you want to do, see or experience during your life.
It is not about getting straight A’s. It is not about getting a good job when you graduate from high school or college.
It is about the fun, [...]
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