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Speed-reading: Ms. Alaska

 

Miss Wasilla 1984.
Take a closer look at McCain’s veep choice in Timothy Egan’s “Ms. Alaska” article here in the NYT.
Speed-read skim round-up of the piece, followed by the same for comments:
She hunts! She fishes! She eats moose burgers!
“Sarah Barracuda,” as she’s known
took on the kleptocracy
Second, she rejected the “bridge to nowhere,”
But she has her own [...]


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Super Sonic

 

No big plans this weekend?  Philly Fringe Fest and backyard bbqs seeming a little highbrow for your tastes?
Then head on over to the new Sonic in Bensalem (north on 95, exit Street Rd, turn left, after a few lights you’ll see it on the right).  If you’re from PA, you’re probably familiar with the TV [...]


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Icon: Wanda Jackson, Rockabilly Queen

 

Check out this video to see what we mean. Believe.

If you know nothing of Wanda Jackson, Queen of Rockabilly, bathe yourself in God’s spittle and haul your fingertips to Wikipedia, her official bio page.

I Gotta Know on Tex Ritters Ranch Party.

The Wanda part of a documentary on women in rockabilly.

An interview from just a [...]


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Passing internetinterest: Bagsportbill

 

Researching the upcoming Fringe show about vampires set to the tunes of Paula Abdul brought me to this guy, who has some kind of show he’s DIY promoting by lip-synching into a camera and posting to youtube. Works!
He also does Berlin, Brian McKnight and Amy Grant and kind of looks like my friend Matt.


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Breaking: The House Bunny’s stupid

 

AND peddles generic misogynist stereotypes!
Popmatters breaks it down. Damn. And it looked so clever.


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