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Western professor discusses new book
Writing a piece of historical non-fiction is not as cut and dry as commonly believed. Research is only part of any history piece; such works are "shaped by the author's vision as he leaves out, puts in, reorders, connects, dramatizes and explains," said Western Illinois University professor emeritus John E.…
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Western art gallery celebrates Bulgarian influenced art
The Art Institute of Chicago. Museum of Contemporary Art. Illinois Institute of Art. Each of these are famous for housing some of the best-known artists and their expressions. Yet with these infamous names, some of the smaller galleries and artists tend to be overlooked or forgotten.…
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Stuff is OK
I love stuff. I really, really do. I just can't help it. I do things to ease my conscience: I grocery shop with a canvas bag, I volunteer, and honestly, I'm not wasteful.
Anybody who has ever seen me attack the chili hot dogs at happy hour knows I don't waste food, and I recycle - I promise.…
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Enough is enough
Buying things can be good. Buying things can bring pleasure. However, buying things will never be anything more than an act of self-denial.
Stuff can satisfy that temporary desire for newness, but only for a while. New, exciting clothes slowly make their way to the bottom of the dresser or the back of the closet, hidden behind even newer and ultimately unsatisfying new clothes.…
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Ani DiFranco: 'Red Letter Year'
Ani DiFranco, the singer-songwriter powerhouse famous for dropping one album a year, took her time on "Red Letter Year." But the two-year wait was worth it.
If you're new to DiFranco, run out and buy "Cannon," an excellent compilation disc of DiFranco's last two decades of work.…
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'Burn After Reading' continues Coen hot streak
Something special happens when one sits down to indulge in some good, old-fashioned Coen Brothers magic. Feelings of anxiety might be present, as well as tremors of pure excitement. If there is one feeling that is for certain, it is that of satisfaction - the sense that the $7 surrendered for the movie ticket was money well spent.…
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The top 11 videos on the internet
We have all had those moments where we walk into a friend's residence hall, apartment or house and the first words out of their mouth are, "You HAVE to see this video on YouTube!" Then you sit through four minutes of mind-numbing video of some human doing something stupid and winning yet another Darwin Award.…
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Former Western professor releases mystery novel
The newest edition to Western Illinois University professor emeritus Charles O'Brien's Anne Cartier mystery novels, "Assassin's Rage," is a tale full of deception, intrigue, violence, the mystery of several assassinations of royal officers and the murder of an innocent baker.…
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'Lakeview Terrace' worth watching
Samuel L. Jackson stars in the new thriller "Lakeview Terrace," released this past weekend. Jackson plays the role of Abel Turner, a widower trying to raise his two children with tough love - and he is failing miserably. ?Turner is also an LAPD cop with a bad attitude and a problem with interracial couples, so when married interracial couple Chris and Lisa Mattson (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) move in next door to Turner, trouble arises.…
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Ne-Yo: 'Year of the Gentleman'
With his album "Year of the Gentleman," Ne-Yo is definitely hitting his stride.
"Gentleman" is an unsurprisingly robust junior effort from this established fixture of the R&B world. The album stands up well in the face of constant listening, and it is hard to classify Ne-Yo's sound beyond using the generalized term R&B.…
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Jessica Simpson: 'Do You Know'
Jessica Simpson has gone country with the release of her sixth and newest album, "Do You Know," on Sept. 9.
Simpson could be considered one of the most talented and powerful voices of this generation, and with the release of this album she proves she still has it.…
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