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Thursday March 11, 2010
Monday March 8, 2010

Carolina Chocolate Drops: Tradition from jug to kazoo (NPR, photo by Julie Roberts)
A review of Xinran’s Message From An Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love (Spectator)
The last chapter in Johnny Cash’s ‘American’ series: Despite the title — ‘Ain’t No Graves’ — it wasn’t meant to be Cash’s swan song, producer Rick [...]

Skateboards now hang in galleries, but are they wheelie art? (Wall Street Journal)
Movies that changed my life: A film geek’s retrospect on cinematic paradigm shifts. Best of the decade #7: The Passion of the Christ by Matthew K (Salon)
Vatican gives holy seal of approval to its top ten ‘pop milestones’ (Times)
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Johnny Cash’s final chapter is the most compelling by James Reed (Boston Globe)
Studies: Belief in God relieves depression (Washington Times)
Water-cooler effect: Internet can be TV’s friend (NY Times)
Nielsens: Olympics soar, even over ‘Idol’ (USA Today)
Nick Curran & the Lowlifes: “Reform School Girl” reviewed by Josh Hurst (The Hurst Review)
The Duchess’s [...]

Putting Jimi Hendrix’s house in order: Janie Hendrix hopes that ‘Valleys of Neptune’ and other official releases help restore her guitar hero stepbrother’s recording legacy. (LA Times)
Robert Duvall finds fresh inspiration in independent films like Crazy Heart by Christa A. Banister (Crosswalk)
Johnny Cash’s ‘Ain’t No Grave’: The right epitaph to a [...]