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Archive for May, 2007

Double Speak

Monday, May 28th, 2007

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podcasticon1.jpg(3:54) The Bush Administration is doing it and for once, the urban citizenry is down with it too…double speak, the new language of the people. From your career to your sex life, a slip of the tongue is all it takes to manipulate.

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Amer-unkempt Idols

Monday, May 21st, 2007

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Image: (IMDB) Grammy Award Winning Record Producer Rick Ruben or a Homeless Hitchhiker?

podcasticon1.jpg(4:01) They’re raggedy, shaggy and they live in their holey jeans…Behold the entertainment industry’s A-listers coming to a canyon near you.

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Generation Ecstasy, The Sequel

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

rave.jpgpodcasticon1.jpg (2:51) “The 80s are back,” is about as over as ruffled skirts and fauxhawks (the first and second time around). As we enter the late singles (2007 and beyond) the next retro movement brings us back to the early 90’s–peace, love, Ecstasy, Clintons and glow sticks.

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Bling Dong, the “Witch” is Dead?

Monday, May 7th, 2007

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podcasticon1.jpg(3:45) Is the bimbo bling (’blingbo’) trend spearheaded by such “talents” as Paris Hilton, Anna-Nicole Smith and Britney Spears as dead as Smith? Hilton’s preparing to go to jail and no one’s crying about it.

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