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Half Baked Comic Jim Breuer Finally Grows Upnew

Jim Breuer has always rocked. The New Jersey comic hangs with Metallica, screeches AC/DC versions of "The Hokey Pokey" during his standup act, and wears Jerry Garcia's ashes around his neck in Half Baked. But in recent years, he's been rocking something else -- cradles.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Scott Yorko  |  12-01-2009  |  Performance

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This Week in The Stranger

• Our primary election endorsements. • Grant Cogswell on what it's like watching other people make a movie about your...

Neon Indian To Release Deluxe Edition of Psychic Chasms, Stateside

​Lately our coverage of Neon Indian has been a near-daily affair, but the Denton band just keeps cranking out big...

Toll Increase On Bridges Raises Money — and Commute Speeds

Carpooling is down, full-fare trips are up, and yet commute times are faster across Bay Area toll bridges since the...

Morning Links: Barack Obama Chats Up the View Ladies; Goldman Sachs Bans F- and S-Bombs in Emails (WTF!?)

• Barbara Walters channelled Bret Michaels at yesterday's taping of The View with President Obama: "In the last month what has...
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For Freegans, Eating Garbage Is Getting Downright Trendy

John Greentree's what many would call a "freegan" -- a vegan who dumpster-dives for his meals -- but he prefers the terms "post-consumer," "urban harvester," and "vegan reclamist." Everything he eats or owns is second-hand. He manages to live virtually money-free, but modern-day hunting and gathering is practically a full-time job.
Phoenix New Times  |  Niki D'Andrea  |  08-25-2009  |  Food+Drink

Maybe We're Amazed

Forty years after the Beatles, Paul McCartney’s current tour is as inspired as it is timeless.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Bill Forman  |  07-29-2010  |  Reviews

Come As You Are

Chatroulette takes random-access exhibitionism to the next level.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Bill Forman  |  07-29-2010  |  Commentary