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Why Do Hot Chicks Always Play Bass and Why Do I Love Them So?new

I have a fetish for hot-chick bassists, a low-grade obsession that traces back to my early teens. In the mid-'80s, I remember feeling vaguely scandalized (and excited) the first time I saw the Talking Heads' Tina Weymouth lay down that throbbing arterial bass line on "Psycho Killer." That was just the beginning.
Phoenix New Times  |  Craig Outhier  |  12-08-2009  |  Commentary

We Need to Encourage Young Folks to Put Down Technology and Pick Up Booksnew

Be wary of the tube! If you prize the language, tame the idiot box!
Tucson Weekly  |  Leo W. Banks  |  05-27-2009  |  Commentary

The Big Ball of Blamenew

Who could watch the news reports of Katrina without asking who is to blame? Leaders have been busy blaming each other. But perhaps we are all to blame.
Style Weekly  |  Donelson R. Forsyth  |  09-19-2005  |  Commentary

WiseUp! A weekly column of anecdotes and observationsnew

WiseUp! example: A man once asked Robert Burns to lend him his black coat so he could attend a funeral the following day. Mr. Burns replied that he would be attending that funeral, so he could not lend him his black coat. But he suggested, "I can recommend the most excellent substitute. Throw your character over your shoulders. That will be the blackest coat you ever wore in your lifetime."
The Athens NEWS  |  David Bruce  |  03-08-2005  |  Commentary

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