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> For nearly three decades, hip-hop relics such as vinyl records, turntables, microphones and boom boxes have collected dust in boxes and attics. > On Tuesday, owners of such items--including pioneering hip-hop artists such as Afrika Bambaataa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Bambaataa], DJ Kool Herc [http://en.wikipedia.

The Shroud and the Olympics

From USA Today [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/mccarthy/2006-02-14-mccarthy-oly_x.htm] : > [O]ver five days of coverage so far, NBC (with the exception of Today) has yet to mention the Shroud of Turin. Whether you venerate the Shroud as the actual burial cloth of a crucified Jesus

To be Located Next to the Dentures Hall of Fame

> In a heated Southern rivalry that has already cost the contenders millions in purely speculative planning, Daytona is vying with the much larger cities of Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C., for what all three promise will be a flashier version of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.

Hustler Me

It's been going on for ten years [http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3510974]: Â > The porn magazine arrives every month at your congressman's office.Â Tucked in a conservative-looking manila envelope, the latest edition of Hustler goes to all 535 members of Congress. Free

American Idol Beating Olympics

The big TV news today: Fox's American Idol crushed the Olympics last night. It's no doubt a testament to the power of American Idol, but NBC's absolutely horrible coverage hasÂ no doubt helped things. Do you want to watch AI or the Camaroon luger?

Batman Rocks!

I haven't read a comic book in years.Â Looks like I may have to:Â > Batman will use his extensive knowledge of caves to go after a new villain – Osama bin Laden.DC Comics' famed Caped Crusader will turn his focus from clowns like the

Gospel Collection

> Record producer Joel Dorn and photographer Lee Friedlander grew up listening to gospel and blues. They met 40 years ago at Atlantic Records, where Friedlander was photographing many of the artists Dorn produced. > Now they've put out a compilation of their favorite gospel songs from the

Useful Idiots?

Remember my comment earlier this week about the refreshing angle of a Christian who opposes the Da Vinci Code's fabrications, but was encouraging people to see the film and use it as a spring board to discussing Christianity (earlier post [https://thedailyeudemon.com/3896/])? Well, I'm

At the Copa, Copacabana . . .

> For the first time in nearly 29 years, Barry Manilow tops The Billboard 200. "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties" bows at No. 1 with sales of 156,000 copies in the United States, giving the artist his best sales week since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data

Conservatives and Pop Art

Erik Lokkesmoe offers a necessary corrective to many "conservatives" over-reaction to the degradation of the popular arts [http://www.townhall.com/opinion/books_entertainment/be_columns/ErikLokkesmoe/2006/02/07/185351.html] , and he does so in an easy-to-digest Top Ten List. A few of the items are