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John Hansen
June 27, 2009

‘Make It or Break It’: Skip it (TV review)

For two weeks once every four years, gymnastics is the most popular sport in America. Like everyone else, I was drawn into the drama of

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John Hansen
June 26, 2009

The strange life of Michael Jackson: In the end, the music speaks loudest (Commentary)

Michael Jackson proclaimed himself the King of Pop, but the label caught on because he earned it. I can’t think of any other artist whose

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John Hansen
June 25, 2009

For the love of libraries, in all their musty, dusty glory (Book commentary)

In fourth grade, my homeroom teacher conducted a game where every student had a fictional $1,000 to bid on fictional items. Apparently she was preparing

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John Hansen
June 24, 2009

I wish it was 1996 again, or 1985, or 1979 (Commentary)

On Tuesday, new albums by Dinosaur Jr. and the Lemonheads came out, as my Facebook friend Matt reported. “It’s like it’s 1996 again,” he happily

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John Hansen
June 19, 2009

A belated nod to great music: Christophe Beck’s ‘Buffy’ score is available on CD (Music review)

From the “better late than never” file, Christophe Beck’s “Buffy” score is finally available on CD. It actually came out in 2008, and I just stumbled across

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John Hansen
June 18, 2009

5 random things to mull over (Commentary)

1. I notice comedians now apologize for jokes if they offend someone. Can you imagine if musicians had to apologize for bad songs? “Sweet Home

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John Hansen
June 17, 2009

I’m completely smitten with Tracyanne Campbell (Music review)

Like many overly sensitive guys in their (extremely) late 20s, I have a long-distance crush on Camera Obscura lead singer/songwriter Tracyanne Campbell. Yeah, I know