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		fake vegas busting myths in atlantic city by joe procopio (@jproco) topic: pop culture 11.1.10 • CLASSIC

When my friend Scott and I booked ourselves a quick 36-hour Atlantic City slingshot off of a business trip I'd be taking, we knew what we were getting into. Sort of. We're both huge Vegas guys. Over the years and years (and years), we've graduated from the Tropicana to Caesar's, from free beer to free suites, and from multi-deck to single-deck. We'd been to several casinos outside of Vegas, from carbon-copies like Foxwoods to the somewhat terrifying international waters cruises to the sketch read on

		smokin' we're gonna play you a song, a little bit of rock-n-roll by adam kraemer (@DryWryBred) topic: music 5.10.10 • CLASSIC

“I have to tell you, I’m kind of nervous,” he confided to his friend. “I get that.” “I practiced, like, two hours a night every night for the last week.” “I get that, too.” “This beer is helping.” “I get that.” He ran through the music once more in his head. Da-ta da-ta d-d-d-da-ta… The band on before them was just finishing up. “I need another beer.” “I’ll get that.” Thanks. He looked around for the rest of the guys he was playing with, most of whom spent a lot of time on stage, in read on

		portrait of an artist: bonne finken the rise of a courageous new singer/songwriter by tracey l. kelley (@TraceyLKelley) topic: music 1.28.09 • CLASSIC

Some people chase a dream, and others create an elaborate rope and pulley system to capture it and hold it tight, even as it squirms. Singer and songwriter Bonne Finken's determination to have her music heard meant giving up her apartment to raise money for studio time. She and her son led a nomadic life for nearly a year while her debut, “Soul on Display”, was in session. Maybe more artists should be so bold. Cultivating years of influences from rock, R&B, and funk, Finken’s music unveils e read on

		september 11th, 10 years later looking back, looking ahead by jason gilmore (@JasonGilmore77) topic: news 9.12.11 • CLASSIC

By the time you read this, for better or worse, the 10th anniversary (what is a synonym for "anniversary" that doesn't sound so peppy?) of the September 11th attacks will have passed. All of the commemorations and terrifying flashback footage and heartfelt commercials will be done and we'll be back to our daily reality, whatever that may be. We are different in so many ways since 2001, in ways that connect to September 11th, and in ways that don't. The technological advances we've achieved in that decade have been phenomenal, and yet, I don't know that we're smarter as a collective. read on

		constructing the underdog, part iv: israel the separation of church and state vs. foreign policy by jeffrey d. walker topic: news 4.21.08 • CLASSIC

This article is part of a series intended to foster open discussions on the issues as we get set to elect the next President of the United States. See here for more info on the concept; here for the piece on immigration; and here for the piece on Iraq. You're invited to add your two-cents by joining the discussion. For those just tuning in to this series, I request that you read at minimum last month's piece on Iraq before proceeding, because this article's content is influenced by discussions read on

		me-conomics part 1: poor, poor you. how america has built and maintains 'disposable' lower classes by maigen thomas (@Maigen) topic: news 2.21.11 • CLASSIC

In India, there’s a clear caste system. When you’re born to a particular class of people, you stay - generally speaking – within that class of people. (Karmically speaking, if you play nice, you might be reincarnated into a ‘better’ caste in your next life.) On this side of the ocean, we don’t have such blatantly defined social ranks, but the American people are still distinctly separated by economic status. In America, social status is constantly being jockeyed for, but the caste lines ar read on

		the good, the bling, and the ugly gawking at the real housewives of atlanta by alex b (@Lexistential) topic: television 11.14.08 • CLASSIC

At this precise moment in time, I'm bitter. I'm annoyed that I'm not black, married to a celebrity athlete, divorcing a celebrity athlete, or just plain subsidized by some anonymous figure who calls himself Big Poppa. I'm likewise pissed off that I don't have a lifestyle that involves a 15,000-square foot house, a thousand pairs of designer shoes, or the ability to mooch a $68,000 gas-guzzling Cadillac Escalade that could hog a lane and a half. And, I would love to have a big fat box full of Chr read on

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