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Obamaroo: Days of love, peace and music
The Swampby Mark Silva Comes word on this sunny Father's Day, from a child on the road, that the annual music and arts festival which has convened in a 700-acre pasture at Manchester, Tenn., since 2001 and is known as Bonnaroo......Tags: George W. Bush, Willie Nelson, Father's Day
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More on the Obama humor deficit
The Swampby James Oliphant We discussed last week at length the problem late-night talk show hosts and others (such as a certain New York-based magazine) have had satirizing or mocking Barack Obama. Media critic Howard Kurtz took on the topic on......Tags: Conan O'Brien, Michelle Obama, National or Ethnic Minorities, News Media, Angelina Jolie
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Chris Rock, politically incorrect, again
The Swampby Frank James OK, so I'm late to the party on Chris Rock's appearance on David Letterman Monday night in which the comedian took out after former President Bill Clinton for not doing enough to promote Sen. Barack Obama's......Tags: Michael Vick, National Government, David Letterman, Bill Clinton, Government
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Henry Gates: Harvard for sergeant's kids
The Swampby Mark Silva Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he's looking forward to his next talk with Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley, maybe lunch, maybe dinner with the families, maybe getting the officer's kids into Harvard -- if the......Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Boston Red Sox, Government, Barack Obama, United States
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Blago on trial: Joe Friday vs. Chris Rock
The SwampBy Jeff Coen and Bob Secter As courtroom styles go, it is hard to imagine a more stark contrast than the ones that will be on display Tuesday when prosecution and defense lawyers make their opening statements in the federal......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Government, Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama
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Silverman leads cult of personalities at TBS Just for Laughs Chicago
Sarah Silverman, you're such a scold. At the Chicago Theatre late Saturday night, the unfiltered comedian was confronted with so many tweeters, texters and compulsive amateur photographers as she hosted her marquee show at the TBS Just for Laughs comedy...
Tags: Nick Offerman, Entertainment Events, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, TBS (tv network)
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Brand new way to look at love and addiction
When the Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced its production of "The Motherf***er with the Hat," it sure sounded very much like a reprise of the 2011 Broadway production. The director, ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro, was to be the same. Todd Rosenthal's...
Tags: Addiction, Steppenwolf Theatre, John Ortiz, Arts and Culture
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Trailer review: 'Grown Ups 2'
A movie can become a franchise easily when its plot basically consists of its stars hanging out and vaguely pretending that a story is being told. As such, this summer brings “Grown Ups 2,” in which Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock...
Tags: Andy Samberg, Taylor Lautner, David Spade, Adam Sandler, Kevin James
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The new racial derangement syndrome
Victor Davis HansonThere is a different sort of racialist derangement spreading in the country -- and it is getting ugly. Here is actor Jamie Foxx joking recently about his new movie role: "I kill all the white people in the movie. How great is that?" Reverse white and...Tags: Eric Holder, Vice (movie), Jamie Foxx, Robert Griffin III, Jeremiah Wright
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Bring back the regular refs, NFL fans plead after chaotic ending
Sputtering frustration over replacement officials in the National Football League burst into full-open revolt after a controversial end-zone call that decided the fate -- wrongly, it turns out -- of Monday night's game between the Green Bay Packers and...
Tags: Social Media, Career and Workplace, Football, Twitter, Inc., T.J. Lang
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Jimmy Smits headed to Steppenwolf stage
Jimmy Smits, known for his TV work on "L.A. Law," "NYPD Blue," and "The West Wing" is headed to the stage of the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Smits, who appeared on Broadway in "Anna and the Tropics" and "God of Carnage" but has not worked in...
Tags: Steppenwolf Theatre, Jimmy Smits, The West Wing (tv program), New York City Police Department
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Interview: Kevin Hart not shy about past flubs
Fifteen minutes before the Bulls and Charlotte Bobcats faced off at the United Center Saturday, comedian Kevin Hart was on his phone, trying to get an extra ticket to the game for his friend.
Hart didn’t expect to make it to the game by tip-off. He...Tags: Louis C.K., Dave Chappelle , Twitter, Inc., Gabrielle Union, Family
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