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McSweeney’s is a literary quarterly that’s featured the likes of Jonathan Franzen and Elmore Leonard. Quality fiction that gets under your skin is its hallmark. Nonfiction stories about Arab-Israeli soldiers fighting terrorism? Not usually its thing. In the magazine’s latest issue, however, there is just that: a 60-page essay by journalist Chanan Tigay about Arab soldiers (some Christian or Druze, […]

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A remake of the 80s dance classic Footloose, which made Kevin Bacon a star, will not include the famous actor, who serves as the inspiration for this blog. Craig Brewer, director of the soon-to-be-released movie, approached Bacon about appearing in the new incarnation as Ren MacCormack’s deadbeat dad. Bacon, who originated the role of Ren, […]

Lenny Kravitz is rumored to be the major talent judge/coach for the British version of the hit music reality show The Voice. The Mirror reports that the BBC, which will produce the show, approached Kravitz and he is reportedly “close to saying yes.” The British Voice was also supposed to feature Cee Lo Green who […]

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