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POPSHow John Cassavetes' Shadows changed American movies forever more at clip source The movie immerses you in its world from the get-go. The opening credits scroll over a raucous rave-up in a cramped apartment, with revelers—white and black—boozing and singing along to an impromptu jam. Without a word of dialogue the demimonde is established—this is not Don Draper's Manhattan. Shadows centers on three siblings: Benny (Ben Carruthers), a brooding beatnik and unemployed trumpet player; Lelia (Lelia Goldoni), the innocent little sister who puts up a worldly front; and Hughie (Hugh Hurd), the oldest and a struggling jazz musician. The three are African-American, but only Hughie looks it—both Benny and Lelia are light-skinned enough to pass for white.
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POPSDisneyfied Vaginas Questioned by Cranky British Researchers It's distracting to have imperfections while naked with a man, ... Being a human being with idiosyncratic features can feel weird after taking in the cultural obsession with cookie-cutter beauty, and if you're cursed with a partner willing to vocalize his disappointment with your human body, it can be even worse. But it's a shame that most of us absorb this nonsense. ... if you can clear your head of all this perfectionist, conformist pressure, appreciating people's little differences can be more fun and certainly more sexy ... In fact, I often look at the sea of airbrushing and plastic surgery and Brazilian waxing, and I see a profound prudery at the bottom of it, a fear of truly embracing sexuality. The airbrushed plastic perfection promoted by Playboy and Maxim magazine are to sex as EPCOT Center is to world travel: experience simulation for those too cowardly to truly dive in, but too egotistical to admit their cowardice.
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POPSPetition: Creole Recognition Now over 200 years later nothing has changed and the America still has no intention of complying to the terms of the treaty..Therefore We, the descendants of These Creole People demand that the U.S. government comply with Article 3 of the treaty by acknowledging Our Creole People as a Bonafied Recipient of these terms of the treaty and also by justly compensation the Creole people for over 200 years and abuse and damage brought about by this treaty violation
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POPSJazz in the Twin Cities Citizens of the Twin Cities are fortunate to have two great jazz clubs: the Dakota (Minneapolis) and the Artists Quarter (St. Paul). Last week, the Dave Brubeck Quartet played three nights at the Dakota (great show).
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POPSLove In the Time of the Obamas Everything becomes political,” he repeated very slowly. Then he said: “What I value most about my marriage is that it is separate and apart from a lot of the silliness of Washington, and Michelle is not part of that silliness. much more @ clip source
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POPSBerlin - (Sex I'm A ...) Feel the fire, feel my love inside you it's so right There's the sound and the smell of love in my mind I'm a toy, come and play with me, say the word now Wrap your legs around mine and ride me tonight I'm a man - I'm a goddess I'm a man - Well I'm a virgin I'm a man - I'm a blue movie I'm a man - I'm a bitch I'm a man - I'm a geisha I'm a man - I'm a little girl And we make love together Slip and slide in your wet delight, feel the blood flow Not too fast, don't be slow, my love's in your hands I'm a man - I'm a boy I'm a man - Well I'm your mother I'm a man - I'm a one night stand I'm a man - Am I bi I'm a man - I'm a slave I'm a man - I'm a little girl And we make love together
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POPSPresident Barack Hussein Obama on the Nobel Committee Decision ]But I also know that this prize reflects the kind of world that those men and women, and all Americans, want to build -- a world that gives life to the promise of our founding documents. And I know that throughout history, the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes. And that is why I will accept this award as a call to action -- a call for all nations to confront the common challenges of the 21st century. more @ clip source
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POPS'Extraordinary' President Barack Hussein Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize "Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conf "Thanks to Obama's initiative, the US is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climatic changes the world is confronting," it said, adding: "Democracy and human rights are to be strengthened." more @ clipsource
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POPSFEMA: ACORN Did Not Receive Funds Slated for Louisiana Firefighters Washington Times story is factually incorrect, and ACORN, in a statement, defended its fire prevention work and sharply criticized Vitter, suggesting the senator was attacking it to distract attention from his own prostitution scandal. “Senator Vitter was with ACORN before he was against us. Sen. Vitter knows ACORN's track record on helping communities prevent tragedy, which is why our fire prevention work in low-income communities is important,” the statement said. “Senator Vitter worked with ACORN in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to rebuild New Orleans. He provided support letters to many of our projects. It wasn't until after his prostitution scandal, and until it became politically convenient, that Sen. Vitter changed his tune.” - see clipsource