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I recall the gut-punch impact Studs Terkel’s book Working had on me when I read it as a teenager: I had never realized so many people actually worked in “menial” jobs, nor that there is dignity and self-respect in dong ANY job well. It meshed neatly with my understanding of …

The shoe has finally fallen in the Janet Jackson Super Bowl halftime exposure affair, with the FCC fining CBS $550K for “allowing” the indiscretion (I’m not sure how they could have prevented it short of divine intervention). Does anyone remember what happened? It seems years ago, the halftime show at …

As we just reported, an army of hempy jam banders are registering voters with an intensity usually reserved for hacky sack. Springsteen and some other A and B-listers are railing against the Bush administration in an ambitious concert series that starts Friday. But I like the charm and modest scale …

Bruce Springsteen is gearing up for his overtly political Vote For Change Tour: VOTE FOR CHANGE TICKETS AVAILABLE BUT GOING FAST The concerts featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band/REM/Bright Eyes, and with a special guest appearance by John Fogerty, went on sale with great results this past Saturday …

With Oliver Stone’s Alexander (click for trailer) lurking on the filmic horizon, this interview from Archaeology magazine with the film’s chief historian Robin Lane Fox (pictured above with star Colin Farrel) – who teaches Greek and Latin literature, Greek, Roman and early Islamic history at Oxford, AND who appears in …

This one way to sidestep the FCC: Internet-only talk radio. Red Bar Radio – Realistic Talk for the Stable Minded. Man, I hope they don’t talk about horses, I don’t like horses or their stables. After five months off the “air,” Red Bar is back today with a hour-long daily …

U.S. News’s annual college rankings are out and available on the web – methodology and FAQ are here. All kinds of breakdowns and tabulations are available, as well as a Get Into College guide and the all-important Financial Aid section – it’s a very valuable resource. My alma mater Wittenberg …

I mean, damn. This review of the phinal Phish weekend is either the most pretentious noodling hippieshit nonsense I’ve ever read, or I’ve been Helen Keller for the last 20 years. About 20 years ago, Trey Anastasio left Burlington with his dog Marley and moved into a sparse West Charleston …

As I have said before, I dig Indians, what with their charming computer help desk demeanor, sophisticated tradition of philosophy, art and music, kick ass work ethic, and some seriously hot babes (holy almond-eyed mother of Shiva!) – in fact India was won two Miss Universe and four Miss World …

The Olympic Games return to their ancestral home in Athens, Greece. We aren’t there but we’d like to be. Ongoing news and commentary on the gathering of the nations in the celebration of sport: Athens Olympics 2004: The End We watched the Athens Olympics every night for over two weeks, …