Movies we just didn't get USA Today Thanks to Nicole B. for sending me a link to this feature about movies that everybody loved but you. Here's mine: My Best Friend's Wedding. I still think this is one of the worst romantic comedies ever made and way What's Up With That? Gaylord Herald Times A friend of mine recently sent me an e-mail with a link that read “fun for the whole family.” When I clicked on the link I was instantly transported to a “dumb laws” Web site. (The address in case you want to visit yourself: www.dumblaws. com/laws/unite-dstates.) Pro-life or pro-choice, communication a must The Greyhound I don't care who you are -- if you're a thinking human being, you're going to take issue with the subject I am about to address. Over a year ago, a friend of mine said something interesting, something I am still pondering. Registered to different political parties, he and I were discussing the hot-button issue of abortion. Mountain Goats combine old and new in D.C. concert The Greyhound I don't believe it is fair to compare different artists and their sounds to other artists and their sounds: you will inevitably listen to them with a prejudiced ear. A friend of mine compared "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" on Green Day's American Idiot to a song that Avril Lavigne could have, or probably has already written. Scarborough: DC's dark underbelly exposed MSNBC Mark Foley is a friend of mine. But in all my years working with him in Congress and on TV, I could have never foreseen this kind of scandal swirling around the friendly politician. New Releases: Killers, Beck, Evanescence, Jet, Sleepy Brown & More MTV Music Television With some amusing cowboy imagery, the Las Vegas posse is hoping to mine more gold in Sam's Town. Also due Tuesday are new releases by Monica, Pepper, the Decemberists, Sean Lennon and the Kooks, plus DFA Remixes: Chapter Two. TOO COOL FOR THEATER The Buffalo News The other day an artist friend of mine stated flatly that live theater is an "outmoded means of communication." He said theater will continue to gray and finally wither and die unless entertainment-saturated youths can be persuaded that live theater is worth shelling out the bucks. SAHIN ALPAY Zaman Online A column of mine published last year is worth remembering. Just after Cardinal Ratzinger’s election as Pope Benedict XVI, I wrote the following: “Dr. Rainer Hermann is a distinguished colleague and a friend of mine. Henderson Mine's lab plan gets final tweaks The Fort Collins Coloradoan The finish line is close but the prize still elusive. Energy Adviser: Tour shows local homes fueled by solar power The Columbian A friend of mine told me that there is generally a tour of solar homes in the fall every year. Is there one this year, and how can I get more information about it?
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