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21. Outtakes

    Rock 'n' Roll's National Anthems

    Here are some songs to enjoy on the Fourth of July

    By Cole Haddon

    Published: July 3, 2008

    With Independence Day right around the corner, we'll all be debating what songs qualify as the most patriotic ever recorded in these here United States. Or at least songs that...

22. Outtakes

    From Johannesburg to Carolina

    Laura Reed & Deep Pocket drops just a pinch of Africa into its Southern soul

    By Justin F. Farrar

    Published: July 3, 2008

    Neo soul, indie soul, retro soul, or whatever you call it comes 'n' goes in waves. And these days, the waves are definitely cresting. There's Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings,...

23. Night Watch

    Windy Warm-Up

    Don't sweat it. A hurricane is just an excuse for a party.

    By Tara Nieuwesteeg

    Published: July 3, 2008

    To me, the word hurricane conjures up thoughts of fruity rum cocktails, utter destruction, and complete inconvenience (not necessarily in that order). I've seen news footage of...

24. Pub Stalker

    Zo's Off the Hook Sports Grille

    By Bryan Falla

    Published: July 3, 2008

    Alonzo Mourning is a man of many trades. He rebounds, he blocks shots, and he flexes his muscles with more passion than Adonis in front of a full-body mirror. But it's Zo's...

25. Live Wire

    Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band

    By Lee Zimmerman

    Published: July 3, 2008

    One of two surviving members of the Fab Four, the former Richard Starkey has become a global music legend, mainly because the entire world knows him as Ringo Starr. Within the...

26. Live Wire

    Cute Is What We Aim For

    By Nicholas Hall

    Published: July 3, 2008

    Cute Is What We Aim For is likely the perfect 21st-century pop band. Almost purpose built for short-attention-span marketing campaigns, the four gents in CIWWAF focus so...

27. Live Wire

    Peter Murphy

    By Arielle Castillo

    Published: July 3, 2008

    The pale, delicately boned wraith known as Peter Murphy gained his seat as an anointed dark king in the 1970s and '80s as frontman of the legendary Bauhaus. Channeling the glam...

28. Live Wire

    Gilberto Gil

    By Ernest Barteldes

    Published: July 3, 2008

    "I have a hard time with modern technology," says Brazilian icon Gilberto Gil, describing the theme of his latest CD, Banda Larga Cordel. "I admit that I use it with...

29. Dish

    Sizzlin' Caliente

    Two hometown Mexican eateries vie for the hot spot on the grill

    By John Linn

    Published: July 3, 2008

    Mexican food is the fastest-growing trend in ethnic cuisine in America, probably for no other reason than the popularity of the Mexican grill. These days, you can't say "Pass...

30. Film

    Superzero

    Hancock squanders potential greatness with lame humor and a half-baked hero

    By Robert Wilonsky

    Published: July 3, 2008

    The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis as a dead man, was writer/director M. Night Shyamalan's breakthrough, but its follow-up, Unbreakable, starring Bruce Willis as the...

31. Film

    As American as Overpriced Dolls

    In Kit Kittredge, all it takes to cure the Depression is a little Miss Sunshine

    By Ella Taylor

    Published: July 3, 2008

    To my 10-year-old daughter, the term "American Girl" means "that store my meanie of a mom — unlike all the other, higher-quality moms — won't let me go near." While...

32. Artbeat

    Kuruma: The Wheel in Japanese Life and Art

    By Marya Summers

    Published: July 3, 2008

    What goes around took a while to come around in Japanese culture. For a long time after the invention of the wheel, much of the travel in Japan was still done on foot. Once...