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Many people have quite heated positions on the subject of the new European Constitution but to my way of thinking, it’s such a simple no-brainer that at times it’s hard to remember what all the fuss is about. The proposed reforms will strengthen my rights as a citizen of the …

For the most part, SNL on March 12 with guest host David Spade was notably flat in a season of general flatness. The show just hasn’t recovered yet from losing in rapid succession Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan, and Jimmy Fallon. But one sketch on the 12th was assuredly …

I am new to Tiesto, but I have heard his name before. I don’t know his work or that of any artists in his genre; however, I have been very curious about the entire scene, so I was interested in giving this DVD a spin. Tiesto in Concert 2 is …

If there is anything of practical value to be gained from the attention being paid to the sad circumstances of Terri Schiavo, it might be the impetus for many of us to give some consideration to the question of who will make decisions on our behalf should we become incapacitated. …

The 36th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival arrives April 22 – May 1, and if the music has come to be more, um, “heritage” than jazz, well, that’s still one outrageous line-up of talent (see below). In an effort to explain the bewildering range of musicians, Quint Davis, …

This compilation features 23 consecutive Madness hits in chronological order that reveal the depth and diversity of their musical reach...

In Australia supermarkets have cut the number of plastic bags they hand out by 30 per cent, although other shops have barely started on this blindingly simple, obvious, and even cost-saving environmental measure. So why has this move not even started in Britain? I spend an amazing amount of time …

In an exclusive with the NY Daily News, former Democratic presidential candidate the Rev. Al Sharpton said he plans to buy stock in record companies that put out hip-hop music, and then arrive as a shareholder to have his say. “I don’t think too many CEOs want to see me …

As a callow 16 year old virgin, forced by circumstances beyond my control to take premature control of my life, I had many romantic ideas about the world. Herman Hesse’s The Glass Bead Game completely revolutionized the way I saw the world, showed me the limitations of fixed beliefs and …

I had been reading about the wonderful 17th-century Mexican nun Sor (Sister) Juana Inés de la Cruz