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    Favorite Noise: The Vapors by Biz Markie

    by  • May 20, 2010 • leisure

    “DAMN IT FEELS GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE UP ON IT!” Full props to Mo’Nique for shouting out the mainstream hit “Just a Friend” and letting Biz tell the back story behind it (never new Elton John and The Beastie Boys inspired that track). But I’m loving how Mo’Nique was reppin’ the true school Juice Crew...

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    Jay-Z pushed by DMX to step up his live performance game

    by  • April 12, 2010 • leisure

    Jay-Z is set to headline Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio. It’s a big deal because it’s the first time a hip-hop artist is the headlining act for the entire festival. From the LA Times profile of Jay the showman: “All my early years? Forget it. I was a horrible performer,” Jay...

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    Grub: Texas Weiners

    by  • March 29, 2010 • leisure

    Village Voice sent a scout to Philadelphia to grab grub in and around the city. Lesser known than Scrapple, but much more amenable to non-Pa/South Jersey palettes: Texas Weiners. On the way to the Reading Terminal Market, I stumbled on a distinguished hot dog diner a block away, specializing in what are known around...

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    Cameron: ‘Watching Avatar on an iPhone is dumb’

    by  • March 28, 2010 • leisure

    photo credit: photog2009 Well, the thing Cameron should realize is that on every train, plane and back seats of automobiles people watch movies on multimedia devices with screens of  20″ or less. Portable multimedia is here to stay and it increases the amount of time customers can enjoy movies. More people are likely to...

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