A message for Mitt Romney from Lesley Gore and 'Girls' creator Lena Dunham:...
Thanks to The Atlantic for alerting me to this new video produced by Lesley Gore and Lena Dunham. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Hot 'Lanta serves up Southern specialties
Michael RobertsCatfish sandwich With its body shops, factories, and rim shops, Asher Avenue probably wouldn't strike anybody as a street where a body could find a culinary treasure, but there is a...
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Eric Freeman catches Huffington Post's notice
Eric Freeman work at Boswell-Mourot Miami Little Rock artist Eric Freeman got a shout out in a recent Huff Post article, "Eric Freeman's Animal Paintings Depict The Unnatural World." "Realism takes a...
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Looking for a way to celebrate the Halloween season?
Jack-o-lantern image via Shutterstock It would seem that the Halloween season has once again sneaked up behind us, wrapped its clammy, awful hands around our necks and slowly choked the life out of...
View ArticleMonticello district judge resigns; disciplinary proceeding withdrawn
The state Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission announced today that District Judge Ken Harper of Monticello had resigned a future term and promised never to serve in the Arkanas judiciary...
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Thursday night line — politics and more politics
The line is open. Thanks for the cartoon to Wolf Grulkey, Democratic House candidate against Republican Rep. Justin Harris. Other stuff: * FOURTH DISTRICT DEBATE: Democrat Gene Jeffress, Republican...
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Morning report — race and more race
From the mailbag: * THE REAL REPUBLICAN MESSAGE: For public consumption, Republican Party chairman Doyle Webb has harrumphed about the terrible things said and written by legislative candidates Loy...
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Education? High school good enough to lead Game and Fish at $118,000 a year
NEW GAME AND FISH LEADER: Mike KnoedlAs we'd predicted earlier in the week, career wildlife officer/supervisor Mike Knoedl was tapped to head the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. The Commission had...
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Choose Mercedes for the Holidays
With the holidays fast approaching and airline ticket prices rising, there is no better time for a road trip! Enjoy new car reliablity at a used car price with this black 2009 C300 sport, 4 door sedan...
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Friday: Burlesque at Maxine's, Eric Sommer at Midtown, 'Rocky Horror' at...
La Divina Productions brings its burlesque show to Maxine's Friday. Maxine's has burlesque troupes La Divina Productions and Foul Play Cabaret, 8 p.m., $10 adv., $12 door. Midtown brings back stalwart...
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Saturday To-Do: Reason in the Rock
Seth Andrews speaks at Reason in the Rock Saturday. REASON IN THE ROCK9:30 a.m. CALS Main Library. Free, but donations accepted. Out of the way, religious folk! Step aside, and let those who don't...
View ArticleAir Force veteran in latest ad for medical marijuana
Here's another one of those "anecdotes" the drug warriors want to dismiss as fiction in the push to legalize medical use of marijuana. He's an Air Force veteran suffering from post traumatic stress...
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ALERT: Muffin up at Panera, help Foodbank TODAY
Panera Bread at 10701 Kanis Road is having a soft opening today from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and ALL proceeds from what sales will go to Arkansas Foodbank. It's another part of Panera's nationwide...
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New Yorker makes the case for Barack Obama
The New YorkerENDORSED: Image accompanying New Yorker's editorial.The editors of the New Yorker have written a tour de force endorsement of President Obama's re-election, a lengthy and specific...
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Wrapping up with Jimmy’s Serious Sandwiches
Jimmy's "Thai One On!"When patronizing sandwich shops or other similar establishments, I almost never order wraps. I’ve never quite understood the appeal of a wrap. It always seemed to be the mutant...
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Church and state and football at Cabot
ON CABOT''S BIG SCREEN: Church and state. (Photo by Arkansas Leader)Interesting note from a spectator at a 9th-grade football game in Cabot: Little Rock Central's 9th grade team played at Cabot last...
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Jim Walton asks — and gets — return of Loy Mauch contribution
NO LONGER WITH STUPID: Walton asks Mauch for money back.Lance Morgan, a consultant to the Walton family, has written the Arkansas Times to share a letter billionaire banker Jim Walton wrote Monday to...
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How ALEC slops legislative hogs to push corporate agenda
Common Cause has produced a great report on how the corporate-financed American Legislative Exchange Council spends millions on "scholarships" to take state legislators to posh resorts. There, in...
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Coping with the higher cost of newspapers
WHAT'LL YOU GIVE? Negotiating subscription terms.We've commented before that it's hard to get a fix on the price of an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette subscription. Different rates appear different places...
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Saturday: Tyrannosaurus Chicken, Artistry of the guitar and more
Tyrannosaurus Chicken plays at Stickyz Saturday. Tyrannosaurus Chicken brings its singular psyche/blues/trance rock to Stickyz, 9:30 p.m., $6. The 10th Annual Mud Run is at Two Rivers Park, 9 a.m.,...
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