Archive for July, 2009

SCARLETT JOHANSSON MARILYN MONROE “MY WEEK WITH MARILYN” MOVIE

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:57

And in news that will send Lindsay Lohan’s head popping right off her shoulders, Lost In Translation’s Scarlett Johansson, 24, is at the top of a list of seasoned actresses being considered by director Simon Curtis and producer David Parfitt to play blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe in a new motion ...

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JOHN L. ESPOSITO: ARAB DEMOCRACY: IS IT A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO BE A REFORMIST VOICE?

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:33

The arrest and continued detention of Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fattouh symbolizes a long standing problem for which governments in the region and the West bear primary responsibility.

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OBAMA SEES US ECONOMY IMPROVING

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:22

The US economy shrank at an annualised rate of 1% in the April-to-June quarter, government figures have shown.The data was better-than-expected, with many economists predicting a slightly bigger contraction of 1.5%. The pace of decline seems to be easing, ...

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TWITTER REVOLUTION – IRAN

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:19

Twitter and Youtube are the main weapons used by Iranian dissenters in their protest against the regime. Digital dissent vs. bullets and batons - will the new technologies ...

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CRAIG AND MARC KIELBURGER: EVERYTHING IN MODERATION

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:16

We understand toasting your country with a frosty beverage. But, one salute will probably be sufficient in getting the point across.

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MARC R. STANLEY: THE CHUTZPAH OF OBAMA’S JEWISH CRITICS

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:15

No one can credibly claim that Obama and his administration are not talking with Israel. The fact is that the Obama administration is not only talking with Israelis, they are intensely collaborating.

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HEAR TWO NEW MONSTERS OF FOLK (CONOR OBERST/JIM JAMES/M. WARD) SONGS

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:14

Photo by Jennifer Tzar "Say Please", the first single from the forthcoming self-titled LP from the acoustic-shredding supergroup Monster of Folk is a modest little slice of happy-sad goodness from four guys who know a little bit about solid songwriting. ...

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CLIPSE HIT THE ROAD WITH THE COOL KIDS

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:14

Clipse may prefer rapping about moving vast quantities of white powder and the Cool Kids may care more about their bikes, but these two duos have a few things in common. They both rap in flat, affectless voices, like they could not ...

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NEW RELEASE: OM:

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:14

Artist: OmAlbum: God Is GoodRelease Date: September 29Label: Drag City Tracklist:01 Thebes 02 Meditation Is the Practice of Death 03 Cremation Ghat I 04 Cremation Ghat II Notes: First album from this drone-metal ...

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JAY REATARD TO TOUR RECORD STORES

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:14

Memphis garage warrior Jay Reatard has a new album coming out (Watch Me Fall, due from Matador August 18), and now he's in the thick of its promotional activity.Reatard will tour up and down the West Coast ...

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LISTEN: SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO: “OFF THE MAP” [FT. JAMIE LIDELL]

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:14

Big beat infiltrators Simian Mobile Disco managed to corral guest vocal spots from Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor, the Gossip's Beth Ditto, Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys, and Yeasayer's Chris Keating (on first single "Audacity of Huge") for their upcoming LP, ...

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NEW RELEASE: THE RAVEONETTES:

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:14

Artist: The Raveonettes Album: In and Out of Control Release Date: October 6 Label: Vice Tracklist: 01 Bang! 02 Gone Forever 03 Last Dance 04 Boys Who Rape (Should All Be Destroyed) 05 Heart of Stone 06 Oh, ...

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5-10-15-20: MOUNT EERIE

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:14

Photo by Wheat WurtzburgerWelcome to 5-10-15-20, a new feature in Pitchfork News. Here, we talk to artists about the music they loved at five-year interval points in their lives. Maybe we'll get a detailed roadmap of how their tastes and passions helped ...

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NEWS IN BRIEF: MANU CHAO, ASTHMATIC KITTY, PERE UBU, FUCKING AWESOME FEST

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:14

-- One-world genre-buster Manu Chao has produced La Colifata, an album created by patients in a psychiatric hospital in Buenos Aires. Chao has been working with the hospital's radio station, also called La Colifata, for five years. The album is available for ...

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NEW RELEASE: THEMSELVES:

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:13

Artist: Themselves Album: CrownsDownRelease Date: October 20Label: Anticon Tracklist:01 Back II Burn02 Oversleeping03 The Mark04 Gangster of Disbelief05 Daxstrong06 You Ain't It07 Roman Is as Roman Does08 Skinning the Drum09 Deadcatclear II10 Gold ...

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NEW RELEASE: GARY HIGGINS:

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:13

Artist: Gary Higgins Album: Seconds Release Date: September 29 Label: Drag City Tracklist: 01 Demons 02 Little Squirrel 03 Ten-Speed 04 Mr. Blew 06 When I Was Young 07 5 A.M. Trilogy...

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BIG BOI UPDATE: SIGNING WITH DEF JAM, HANGING WITH PENGUINS (ON VIDEO!)

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:13

Big Boi, the half of OutKast who still raps regularly, has been working on Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty, his proper solo debut, for what feels like forever. And now he's left Jive, OutKast's home ...

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“UNSOLICITED ADVICE WITH KRISTIN CAVALLARI” PARODY VIDEO

Friday, July 31, 2009 23:11

FunnyOrDie.com brings you “Unsolicited Advice” with the new First Lady of The Hills. Is there any way that we can gag Kristin Cavallari?

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