If You're Not a Diehard David Cross Fan, 'I Drink' Will Likely Disappoint
Philadelphia Weekly |
September 28, 2009
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If you didn't know May was National Masturbation Month, you're not alone. The annual observance doesn't have a hugely high profile. It started in 1995 in -- where else? -- San Francisco, as a response to the forced resignation of U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders.
Philadelphia Weekly |
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05-18-2009 |
Sex
'Courtroom Cowboy' is a Rich, Rewarding Readnew
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A large number of the characters in Justin Peacock's book are African–American. The plot pivots around them. There is no story without them. If they read as caricatures -- and offensive ones, at that -- how can this book be successful?
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Baer is one of those old-school columnists who breaks down the news by making each point ring like a gunshot, then slides a sweet little daisy of a last sentence into the muzzle as the smoke clears.
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Penn Prof Asks: Why Aren't American Cities Burning?new
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