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Posted February 16, 2012
For the most part, this Self-Made Man column has focused on entertainers, specifically the ones who got big despite the handicaps of childhood poverty, lack of connections in their industry, an unwillingness to play to the status quo, or sometimes all three of those at once. Which is fine, but TSB wants its readers to
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Posted February 16, 2012
As I construct these top five lists of beautiful actresses and the movies that they make better, sometimes it is tough not to include the TV credits for some actresses. That immediately became apparent for Gabrielle Union and one of the more current credits she has: her spot on NTSF:SD:SUV. Besides starring with some of
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Posted February 15, 2012
You may have noticed a recent change at your local Gap, Old Navy and/or Larry?s Fashion Bargain Bin. The coats and cardigans of yesterday are slowly being replaced by T-shirts, sandals and … fitness gear. It?s nearly spring, which means two things: we?re mere weeks away from not having? to walk in nasty slush, but
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Posted February 14, 2012
Listing the top five destinations in the desert of southwest Nevada could start and end with Las Vegas. In all of these essays, Las Vegas is easily the most interesting big city in the bunch. (Phoenix? I just think of it as one big strip mall. I could be wrong, but having visited a couple
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Posted February 14, 2012
I’ve been listening to comedian Marc Maron’s podcast a lot lately, and he brings up Rodney Dangerfield a lot, both in his interviews (especially the Norm MacDonald one) and episode introductions. Maron’s opinion of Dangerfield is equal parts reverent and sympathetic, as Rodney was never fully embraced by his own generation of comics, who couldn’t
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Posted February 13, 2012
Over the past several decades, few industries have changed as quickly as the recording industry.? From cassette tapes and vinyl records to CDs and iTunes, there have been plenty of chances for record labels, producers and artists to suffer some serious growing pains.? In a way, the music industry has given would-be entrepreneurs and upwardly-mobile
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Posted February 9, 2012
Okay, so here’s what’s going to happen. I’m going to say things about the Insane Clown Posse that might, given the context of this article’s emphasis on self-made men, be taken as compliments. This may very well be my undoing, because the only people crazier and more easily provoked than ICP fans are people who
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Posted February 9, 2012
If there?s one night of TV that I want to watch every week (and ?Mad Men? and ?Breaking Bad? are in between seasons) its Thursday night, and that?s mostly because of the NBC comedies (though the FX and Adult Swim ones fill the night up nicely.) One of those shows is ?30 Rock? and one
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Posted February 8, 2012
When?s the last time you heard a woman fawn over a professional bodybuilder and/or cage fighter? Sure, these guys are in spectacular shape, but to many women they just look unnatural and weird. For some, an intensely bulky body is a sign that a guy spends way too much time working out and probably won?t
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Posted February 8, 2012
If you?ve seen the latest horror movie on exorcism, The Devil Inside, I totally wish I could reimburse you the $12 you wasted on the ticket. I can, however, tell you about something that is 10 times more frightening than having a demon inside you. It?s having worms. Dogs and cats aren?t the only things
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Posted February 7, 2012
Top Five Desert Destinations of Southern California You may notice a certain theme to the destinations of the desert in Southern California. I?ll say it right up front, the theme is death and even though I?ve mentioned how much easier it is to explore the desert in the winter, these locations prove how tough it
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