As odd and eccentric as Dent May’s sun-soaked soul tunes might read, they are firmly planted in pop territory — just not the one most of us are accustomed to. “When we are on tour, we only have the radio. It’s either oldies or contemporary pop radio, and I’m an FM pop junkie. In my […]
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New words defy, get illogical response
Self-proclaimed protectors of the English language near and far have worked themselves into a frenzy — but not a dancing frenzy. (Because that would be twerking). They didn’t take any pictures of themselves in a frenzy, either, apparently. (Because that would be taking selfies, another controversial addition.) What many of the vehe- mently annoyed failed […]
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Torch slinger
Robert Block “This all came about by being president of the academy,” he said. “Hopefully this will become a tradition of the president traveling to the Olympics each year.” Before Block could make his trip, however, he had to train. “I started out doing a rapid run,” he said. “Now I can jog about half […]
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Days of Lives
“Let’s just say we kept our shit together,” singer Jesse Tabish said of performing for Radiohead, in the very pub that hosted the Grammy-winning alt-rock giants’ first conventional performance in 1986. Added Jonathon Mooney, who plays piano, violin, guitar and a host of other instruments in Other Lives’ intricate, baroque arrangements, “Having them in the […]
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Mr. Nice
Here, the switch from mere Oxford student to corrupt bad boy is flipped with one look at the stunner Elsa Pataky (“Fast Five“) and a taste of cannabis. From there, the path of Marks (Rhys Ifans, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1”) is marked with marriage, divorce, the IRA, MI-6, LSD, hashish, arrests, […]