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Pearl Jam has come far from being a collection of Ticketmaster-battling recluses, now partnering with Target and appearing on Conan in support of their latest album Backspacer. They've also reached out a much less mainstream cartoonist, Tom Tomorrow, for their artwork. Yet "The Fixer," available at the band's MySpace page, continues Pearl Jam's trend toward spare and choppy songs without marking a clear break from an album as old as Vitalogy. If you're a fan, the band keeps coming through with straighforward rock tunes like "The Fixer." If you're not, you wonder when Pearl Jam will reach the next phase of its career. [MySpace via Stereogum]
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When will they reach the next phase of their career ?!?! ..what have you been smoking. I guess you mean when will they become a top 40 pop hit. Never, I hope. The arrived at the top many years ago,..just not at the top of your mountain.
If you think Pearl Jam hasn't changed since Vitalogy you are a moron and have no business being a writer.
They're not a top 40 band because top 40 now sucks and contains very little talent. They've been consistantly kick a$$ since they came out. If all you can talk about is their first three albums than you have no clue what good music is!


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To say we're excited for Aaron Sorkin's return to television with "The Newsroom" would be an understatement. Having been fans of all his previous small screen ventures — "Sports Night," "The West Wing" and even "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" — we can't wait to see what he cooks up here.
The show is another behind-the-scenes tale from Sorkin, following beleaguered ACN news anchor Will (Jeff Daniels), who faces a major change when his co-anchor bails for another program and takes most of the staff with him. With the pressure on him to carry the show and deliver ratings while trying to get along with the staff, sparks fly (and the first three trailers have certainly proved that).
Daniels' supporting team includes quality thesps such as Emily Mortimer, Sam Waterston, Jane Fonda, Alison Pill, Dev Patel, Olivia Munn, Josh Pence, John Gallagher Jr. and Thomas Sadosky, along with one element of casting we seem to have overlooked in the past: Terry Crews, who plays Will's bodyguard and would-be confidant or life coach of sorts. Sorkin's been attracting top talent behind the camera as well, with Greg Mottola ("Superbad," "Adventureland") and Joshua Marston ("Maria Full Of Grace," 'Forgiveness Of Blood') among those involved.
The June 24th premiere isn't too far away now, but in the meantime you can take a look at the full poster, which rightfully has Daniels front and center, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the show (below). [via Collider]


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By OWW contributor Adam Knight:
Without meaning to, it seems like I keep coming back to the overarching theme of "professionalism in professional wrestling." While it might seem redundant, I assure you it's a topic that I'll continue beating like a drum until more people in the world listen.
Over my career, I have had the dubious distinction of working with some of the most disingenuous, uninspired, toxic and downright criminal folks it has ever been my displeasure to meet. And as a result. I have gotten to see firsthand just how poorly the rest of the world tends to perceive the very concept of "professional wrestling."
Imagine if you will that you're trying to run a small business, like a coffee shop. Every time you attempt to launch a new product or service, you write up publicity and press material, send it out to the media, begin a grassroots campaign to draw attention to your shop from the surrounding area and likely even contact your bank representative with a business plan modification in order to secure some advance funding to better launch your initiative.
Now imagine every one of those avenues being shut down on you immediately. Not because of anything you've done, but because of the prior reputation of people who've worked in the coffee industry have been so unprofessional and disappointed that no one is willing to take a chance on supporting your well thought-out venture.
Sounds frustrating doesn't it?
I've been living it for 19 years. And that's only on the wrestling talent and publicity side of things.
Bottom line is, too many of the wrong type of people get into the wrestling "business" and they flat out ruin it for the rest of us.
Sometimes it's some poor soul with a bit of money socked away who wants to live out an ill-conceived dream of being a wrestler but ends up running a disastrous event that turns away paying customers. Often times it's a few disgruntled wrestlers – unhappy with their lot in any given promotion – who decide to "show people how it's done" and run their own events where they're the stars, often at the expense of a quality product.
More than a few times, I've been involved with organizations where money was being funnelled into the wrestling company as a way to hide said funds from other – ahem – let's call them "less than legal entrepreneurial endeavours." As a result you could never know from one week to the next whether or not you were going to be able to keep the promises you've made to clients, fans and sponsors before the rug got pulled out from under you once the law caught wind of things.
I have seen people who've invested money as sponsors get completely soured on pro wrestling, wanting nothing to do with these types of shysters and hooligans. I have seen die-hard fans refuse to attend events not run by WWE because of broken promises and low quality events. I have had media refuse to answer my calls because of prior shenanigans caused by people I worked with, leaving me guilty by association.
Wrestling is a rough way to make a living at the best of times. It's damned near impossible when you're dealing with issues like this.
So here are a few of "Outlaw" Adam Knight's tips on how to break this stigma, should you be so inclined.
1) If you're getting into promoting professional wrestling because you want to be the main event and all your friends and family will love you, stop immediately – take your money and go see Lance Storm in Calgary. He will take your money and invest it back into you with three months of the best wrestling training in the world. After that, we can talk again.
2) Have a plan that lasts longer than "I want to run this one show this one time?" Sure. That might work. But without a plan of where to go next, you will more than likely not be able to capitalize on any momentum you've earned by having an event. If nothing else, be able to say during your show when your next show will be; these people already paid once – if they like it, they'll pay again.
3) As often as possible, have the best quality talent working your event. We're independent and people are struggling to fill rosters sometimes. Everyone's got to start somewhere, so do your very best to pair up lesser skilled/experienced performers with the more seasoned ones. This will not only help in their development, it will also help to hide the deficiencies in their game from the audience.
4) Finally, have realistic expectations. There's a ton of competition out there for people's entertainment dollar. If you blow your reserve on one show, hoping the sheer fact that you're doing everything right will lead to a big return, chances are very good that you're setting yourself up for a disappointment. Start small. Make conservative gains and be consistent. The more consistent you are, the better a chance you will have at succeeding in the future.
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riding through the streets of new york city
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curated by antonio arévalo and justo pastor mellado, the chilean pavilion
the arsenale at this year's venice art biennale, presents the work of ivan navarro.
the project on show is entitled 'threshold' and is explained through three separate elements / moments:
'resistance', 'death row' and 'bed'.
through his art, navarro reflects on minimalism and transcends its pure formalism
by addressing social and political issues, with an underlying critique of power and authority.
'resistance', 2009 – preparing the bike for a ride
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'resistance' is a sculpture that is accompanied by a video: it is a bicycle with a chair
that is constructed from fluorescent tubes that are illuminated by the activation
of the bike's pedals. in the video, the same bicycle is seen riding around
times square in new york, showing the sharp contrast between
luminous urban furniture
and the lights generated by the cyclist's muscle power.
'resistance', 2009
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the public was allowed to test the bicycle on display
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a look at how the chair has been made from fluorescent light tubes
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the mechanics of how the bicycle powers the chair
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the bike illuminated from the cyclist's pedaling
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'death row', 2006 illuminating the chilean pavilion with a myriad of color
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'death row' consists of thirteen aluminum doors with neon lights inside.
they are arranged in such a way that each door creates an optical illusion
in the space it occupies, which results in an effect of multiple corridors through the wall.
each door is represented by a different color
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a look down one of the endless doorways
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the warmth of the light juxtaposed against the pavilion's cool interior
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the opening of the barrel
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this circular sculpture is affixed to the floor. with half of the word 'bed' lit and reflected
by a mirror, the entire word is repeated down into a deep, dark tunnel to infinity.
the one way mirror reflects the word 'bed' repeatedly
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portrait of ivan navarro, 2009
ivan navarro was born in santiago, chile in 1972.
graduating from the pontificia universidad catolica, in santiago in 1995,
he has since been exhibiting his work internationally.
hey, where´s the mexican pavilion, i´ve heard it was sick…


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Cadillac has a couple of hybrids including the Escalade Hybrid that can seat eight and offers real-world fuel economy in the high teens. And it has the new for 2014 ELR based on the Chevy Volt's powertrain. However, the market is not highly rewarding a $76,000 Volt-derived 2-door coupe based on a 2009 design, and with the Volt due for replacement. Beyond this, Cadillac is believed to have other electrified design statements in the works, but GM has not made any definitive statements as to what's next.
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If Darko lives up to the hype we are hearing from training camp If McDyess regains his old form like duirng his first two years in the league If Sheed is 20lbs lighter with a big chip on his shoulder If Arroyo resemble that speedy PG that dominated in the Olympics If Carlos Delfino blows up If Mo Evans proves that he is no fluke and dominate other teams like he did the Pistons last year Absolutely no one in the league will be able to touch us, we will essentially have two starting units. How many teams out there can deal with us if the above variables came to fruition?
San Antonio. They almost have 2 starting units as well. Mohammed Duncan Bowen Ginobili Parker and Nesterovic Oberto Horry Barry/Finley Van Exel
almost is right. they are quite old though and lack defense. armygirl i'd like to add if lindsey and dale davis can fight age 1 more year. if the rooks are as good as we think they are. big ben contract year.
There are other variables too -- like Detroit being hit by its first major starter injury in three years. So I'll beg off on counting our chickens. Especially since the law of averages often catches up in bunches.
armygirl, what you mean, Dyess having the form in his first 2 years in this league? He's been awesome for more than just two years!
I would settle . . . . . . for four of the six, plus the impact of Ben playing his contract year. That one might not be that important, though, as Ben plays so hard every game anyway. As hit age, though, I don't see Dyce regaining for form he had in his first years, but I would settle for a natural progression of getting better than last year. I have another one, though, that might make some difference: * What if Ben raises his FT percentage by say 25 % points. Could happen!!
I'm very sure Ben's free-throws will be n the low 60's this year. It's not great, but it's better. (I think this because he does work very hard on his shot, and it will improve.)


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Come April 15, it's likely that you've already spent whatever refund the government may have owed you, so today is primarily a day to feel the pinch of writing a check to the I.R.S. But whether you're feeling flush or bust, who wouldn't want a cheap drink or free cup of nacho cheese? Here are some Tax Day food and drink specials worth cashing in on today:
• A free bar snack at the Palm -- choose from sliders, mini crabcakes, flatbreads and more -- with any drink purchase.
• 50 percent off all alcoholic beverages at BLT Steak from 11:30 to 2:30 and 5:30 to 10:30.
• Free whisky from the new English Whisky Company at Jack Rose from 5 to 7 p.m.
• $1 draft beers at DuClaw Brewing Company from 11 a.m. until close.
• Free cheese and queso at California Tortilla when you say the secret code "1040."
• $5 for a PBR and a shot at Hill Country D.C.
• All night happy hour at Al Dente, with half-price pizzas, $4 beers and $5 house wine and cocktails.


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