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Entries from April 2007

Suzi Quatro Rocks Hard in Times Square

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 30th, 2007 at 4:18 pm

Ah, another thrilling YouTube find!
Some of you will know Suzi Quatro as the most prominent female glam rocker of the early 70s, racking up a string of hits with Chapman-Chinn numbers like “Can the Can.” Some will know her only from her soft-rock duet “Stumblin’ In” with Chris Norman, which you have to have a […]

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Tags: Culture · Music · Journal · LGBT · New Wave · Film · Video · Glam Rock · Punk

Doctor Who Season Three Debuts July 6 in the US

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 30th, 2007 at 4:52 am


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Tags: News · Culture · TV · Science Fiction · Doctor Who · History · Russell T. Davies

Roundup: Giant Hourglass Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 30th, 2007 at 4:26 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Science · Tech · Blogs · Media · Activism · TV · Democrats · Apple · Barack Obama · Books · Lit · Science Fiction · Star Trek · Health · Iraq · Human Rights · Foreign Policy · Darfur · Education · Tolkien · Fantasy

The All-You-Can-Eat Crow Pie Buffet

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 30th, 2007 at 3:11 am


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Media · Comics · Peace · Iraq · Republicans · Foreign Policy

New Crowded House Album Due in July; Johnny Marr on Two Songs

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 27th, 2007 at 4:49 pm


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Tags: News · Culture · Music · New Wave · Cardy Pop · Crowded House · Neil Finn · Video

Roundup: Zero Gravity Friday Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 27th, 2007 at 3:29 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Science · Food · Cats · LGBT · Media · Comedy · Factory Farming · Film · Climate Change · Apple · iTunes · Comics · Republicans · Animals & Environment · Nature · Civil Rights · 2008 Election · Pet Food · Guns · Macintosh · Pets · Dogs

Video: Bill Moyers on Buying the War, Kevin Tillman on Selling It

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 27th, 2007 at 2:11 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Media · TV · Peace · Iraq · Republicans · U.S. Congress · Journalism · Documentaries

Holding Out for a Gay Hero

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 26th, 2007 at 1:30 pm


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Tags: Politics · Culture · LGBT · TV · Science Fiction · Heroes

Four-Year-Old in the End Zone

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 26th, 2007 at 12:06 pm


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Tags: News · Culture · Journal · Video

Ocelopotamus and The Book of Imaginary Beings

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 24th, 2007 at 1:59 pm


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Tags: Meta · Culture · Blogs · Journal · Books · Lit · History · Mythology · Fantasy

Waterboys + Decemberists = Fun

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 24th, 2007 at 1:53 pm


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Tags: Culture · Music · Mike Scott & The Waterboys · Celtic · Folk-Rock · Video

Happy Oceloversary!

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 24th, 2007 at 9:06 am


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Tags: Blogroll · Meta · Blogs

Roundup: Forest for the Trees Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 23rd, 2007 at 12:07 pm


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Tags: News · Politics · Culture · Music · Science · Tech · Food · Blogs · LGBT · Comedy · Activism · TV · Climate Change · Apple · John McCain · Karl Rove · Heroes · Peace · Health · Business · Corporations · Iraq · Republicans · Animals & Environment · Nature · Labor · 2008 Election · Pet Food

The Honey Bees in the Mine Shaft

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 23rd, 2007 at 10:42 am


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Tags: News · Science · Tech · Food · Animals & Environment · Nature