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4:33 am
Sat September 22, 2012

'Clifford The Big Red Dog' Turns 50 (In Human Years)

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The original, 1963 cover of Clifford the Big Red Dog. "[I] was shocked when it was accepted for publication, because I'd never written anything before," says Norman Bridwell.
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Originally published on Sat September 22, 2012 9:35 am

A big dog celebrates a big birthday this year: Clifford the beloved "Big Red Dog" first appeared on the literary scene 50 years ago, along with Emily Elizabeth, the little girl who loves him.

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The Picture Show
4:03 am
Sat September 22, 2012

An Unsung Photographer's Ode To Other Unsung Artists

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Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Family in room, Carrefour, Haiti, 1986
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Women leaving beach, South Beach, Miami Beach, 1977
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Woman lifting fruit on downtown street, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 1985
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Man with jigsaw puzzle in Jacaranda Hotel, Avon Park, Fla., 1985
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Three boys jumping off diving platform, Wakulla Springs, Fla., 1980
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Reading at Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp, Cassadaga, Fla., 1996
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Four people on sidewalk at Sixth Street, South Beach, Miami Beach, 1978
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Sexual offender in trailer, St. Petersburg, Fla., 2010
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Family at Disney World, Orlando, Fla., 1996
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Woman smelling flowers in Central Park, New York City, N.Y., 2005
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Couple embracing by castle, Cardiff, Wales, 1993
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Family by door, Lumbini, Nepal, 2012
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Man in room, An-Nell Hotel, South Beach, Miami Beach, 1983
Credit Courtesy of Gary Monroe
Ra-Ra band at Carnival, Jacmel, Haiti, 1985
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Gary Monroe at Daytona Beach, 1991
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People at the Malecon, Havana, Cuba, 1998
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Originally published on Sun September 23, 2012 12:39 pm

This blog has a habit of featuring photographers whose names you've never heard — whose names we hadn't even heard, to be honest, except by chance encounters.

But the world is mostly populated with unsung people. And in that sense, photographer Gary Monroe's life mirrors the lives of the people he photographs.

Some quick context:

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Music Interviews
1:03 am
Sat September 22, 2012

Rickie Lee Jones: 'One Devil With One Guitar'

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Rickie Lee Jones' new album, The Devil You Know, is a collection of covers. "I think [I recorded the album] partially to remind people that a singer is the one who interprets the song," she says. "And once you do that, it's yours."
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Originally published on Sat September 22, 2012 9:35 am

It takes chutzpah to redo the kind of songs that get labeled as iconic, like The Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil," or "The Weight' by The Band, or Neil Young's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart." But Rickie Lee Jones has made a career out of surprising p

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Music Interviews
1:03 am
Sat September 22, 2012

Kid Koala: All Roads Lead To The Blues

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Kid Koala's new album is titled 12 Bit Blues.
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Originally published on Sat September 22, 2012 9:35 am

Eric San, who goes by the name Kid Koala, plays the blues. But just as Kid Koala isn't a traditional blues name like Blind Lemon Jefferson or Doctor Ross the Harmonica Boss, he isn't a standard blues man.

Kid Koala is a DJ. Big turntables, fast hands, scratching old-fashioned vinyl records — the whole deal. Now, he's taken that DJ equipment and produced a "turntable blues" album titled 12 Bit Blues.

So how did a Canadian DJ discover the blues, exactly? San says it all happened in high school.

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It's All Politics
6:25 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

Romney's 2011 Tax Return Gives More Fodder To Critics Who Already Had Surplus

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Mitt Romney waves to supporters as he arrives at a rally Friday in Las Vegas.
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This handout image provided by the Romney campaign shows the front page of Mitt Romney's 2011 tax return.
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Originally published on Fri September 21, 2012 6:34 pm

Mitt Romney's Friday release of his 2011 tax return puts that issue back in the headlines just when it had slipped largely off many people's radar screens.

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