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Anguilla

Anguilla is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles.

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Pouty with Gouty

Lo, a Puffy Big Toe Such pain I could forgo Sharp crystals spear me Sad, no meat it be Sob! Sniff! Goodbye beer! Time for a diet, so very austere Cry! Weep! Ta-tah fine sherries! Too many black cherries Few Pills of Colchicine Ready on the scene Ick! Bleh. Darn Allopurinol Makes my tummy turn…

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The Fellowship of the Ring in Concert

Did you know it’s been 10 years since The Fellowship of the Ring was released? The Lord of the Rings In Concert: The Fellowship of the Ring kicks off a three-year celebration during which each of the films will be performed “In Concert”. The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) will tour in 2011, The Two…

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Fil-Am-Pride: apl.de.ap and Charice

I don’t think about my race very much these days because I’m focused on gaming, technology, and geeking out. When I do have to think about my race it’s mostly in the context of my family usually tainted by some bad memories or the fact that I feel discriminated in some way related to the…

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By way of Bat Mitzvah: Balkan Beat Box

During a Bat Mitzvah party, they were playing modern Jewish and Israeli pop music. I couldn’t resist searching for different kinds of bands, and found Balkan Beat Box. Balkan Beat Box is an Israeli musical group based in New York. They combine live instruments with near anxious electronica, hip-hop and ragga. I wouldn’t call them…

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Lazy Summer Sunsets: The Girl from Ipanema

Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music and acquired a large following in the 1960s. Since its birth, the bossa nova movement contributed with its style and a number of songs to the standard jazz repertoire. Stan Getz, an American jazz saxophone player, performed bebop, cool jazz and third stream, but is best known…

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Always On: Tron Legacy R3CONFIGUR3D

Ever since the movie came out, Tron Legacy R3CONFIGUR3D always makes it on to my shuffle list. This remix of Daft Punk’s latest album has got Moby, the Crystal Method, and Paul Oakenfold playing up mixes with n3wbies Com Truise and Pretty Lights. Its a collection that offers eclectic tangents on the retro-futuristic music of…

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Creative Chants: Hildegard von Bingen

When I need to be centered and creative I listen to the chants composed by Hildegard von Bingen. Also known as Saint Hildegard, and Sibyl of the Rhine, she was a writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, German Benedictine abbess, visionary, and polymath (a short word for “person whose expertise spans a significant number of different…

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Secret Pleasures: Cosmic Night Run

Cosmic Night Run (featuring Maki Nomiya and Crazy Ken Band) is track number 14 from M-Flo’s 2004 studio album, Astromantic. M-Flo is a Japanese hip-hop group which I learned about by playing the video game Dance Dance Revolution. I have this thing for J-Hip-Hop, which I don’t really talk about with folks because I don’t…

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Keeps Me Going: Help I’m Alive

“Help I’m Alive” is the song that can send tremors through my heart because the lyrics speaks to my fears and hopes of death and life all in one go. When I’m feeling down or depressed and I’m just sick of it all, I play this song. My favorite line is “I tremble, they’re gonna…