Jan 29th
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| At last. Etta James finally got the first-rate tribute she deserves. Thanks to Christina Aguilera who threw down an extraordinarily beautiful, emotionally raw rendition of "At Last" in honor of her idol. Among other things, it's a beautiful reminder of... |
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10 days ago. Jan 23rd
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| Today is the first day in the year of the dragon, so happy new year to those holdin’ it down in the far east.I do this doesn’t mean a resurgence of this guy though. |
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| 16 days ago. Jan 11th
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| Seun Kuti has definitely not only inherited his father’s musical skill but also his (and his grandmother Funmilayo Ransome Kuti‘s) fiery spirit. Last year he had some harsh words on the state of hip-hop and… |
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| 28 days ago. Dec 25th
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| Did you get a “Merry Christmas” text this morning? It may not be the most unique message, but it was the first text ever sent to a cellphone. And it’s definitely more festive than, say,… |
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| 1 month, 15 days ago. Dec 20th
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| Welcome to TRU, your favorite summer blockbuster trailer site. Yeah, I managed to shoehorn one of my favorite Mr. Muthaf*ckin’ eXquire tracks into this one, making it somewhat rap-related, but I’m not even gonna try… |
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| 1 month, 21 days ago. Dec 9th
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| John Lennon was killed on December 8, 1980. Lists of Note has unearthed a hand-written to-do list Lennon left for his assistant, Fred Seaman, just months before his death. Lennon composed the list on a… |
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| 2 months, 1 day ago. Nov 18th
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| A Softer World is a great daily webcomic that has been a welcome addition to my RSS feeds for quite some time. It utilizes slightly abstracted photographs split into three panels and the first two… |
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| 2 months, 23 days ago. Nov 13th
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| Russian parliament has their underwear up in a bunch over what the opposition sees as an uncouth campaign trying to make voting ‘sexy’ to young folk, who they are having a hard time with convincing… |
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| 2 months, 27 days ago. Nov 13th
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| Russian parliament has their underwear up in a bunch over what the opposition sees as an uncouth campaign trying to make voting ‘sexy’ to young folk, who they are having a hard time with convincing… |
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| 2 months, 27 days ago. Nov 11th
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| Read any random post on a dubstep song anywhere online and there’s a fat chance you’ll see multiple comments like “THIS ISN’T DUBSTEP!”, “YES IT IS!” and everything in between. When a genre reaches a… |
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| 2 months, 29 days ago. Nov 8th
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| Boxing legend Joe Frazier has passed away. He was suffering from liver cancer that had been diagnosed as recent as last September. Far into his old age he kept running a boxing gym in Philly,… |
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| 3 months, 3 days ago. Oct 22nd
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| I don’t watch daytime TV, so I had no idea that Divorce Court was still going strong until I came across this clip of actor/singer D’Atra Hicks taking the stand against her trifling husband. It’s hands down the greatest installment of Divorce Court I’ve ever seen. And I think I just fell in love with [...] |
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| 1 year, 3 months ago. 