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  • July 2008
    • HRC to FNC: Howard Wolfson Joins Fox News

      HRC to FNC: Howard Wolfson Joins Fox News

      (Newser) - Howard Wolfson, a top strategist for HIllary Clinton's campaign and one of her most visible television surrogates, has found a new employer, and it's not Barack Obama. Wolfson will become a contributor to the Fox News Channel, appearing on multiple programs. His move to Fox echoes a general feeling among Clintonites that the network, once considered the scourge of Democrats, treated Hillary better than other news organizations during the primary. More »

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      Hillary Clinton   News Corp   Karl Rove   Democratic Party   Fox News   Howard Wolfson   punditry   Talking Heads

  • December 2007
    • 2 Music Pioneers Talk Shop

      2 Music Pioneers Talk Shop

      (Newser) - David Byrne and Thom Yorke don’t have much of anything nice to say about record labels, but they’re both excited about the contemporary musician’s access to audiences. The famous frontman from Talking Heads interviews the Radiohead impresario for Wired , and the latter says it was an “obvious” decision to self-release the group's latest record—and a treat to avoid the “silly games” of courting journalists. More »

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      music industry   Radiohead   Thom Yorke   Talking Heads   David Byrne

  • August 2007
    • Punk Rock Impresario Kristal Dead

      Punk Rock Impresario Kristal Dead

      (Newser) - Hilly Kristal, whose iconic club CBGB was the epicenter of American punk rock, died yesterday at 75 after a battle with lung cancer. The New York venue—fully titled CBGB & OMFUG, or "Country, Bluegrass and Blues & Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandisers"—showcased the Ramones, the Talking Heads and Patti Smith before it closed down last year in a dispute over rent. More »

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      television   New York City   music   obituary   entertainment   concert   Talking Heads   club   Patti Smith   punk music

    • Quirk Is the New Kitsch (Sigh)

      Quirk Is the New Kitsch (Sigh)

      (Newser) - Quirk is the “ruling sensibility” of today’s culture—random narrative, “mannered ingenuousness”—and it’s become exhausting, writes the Atlantic 's Michael Hirschorn. “This American Life” has been the standard-bearer, but the quirk it purveys hasn't held up well in expanding from radio to TV. More »

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      culture   Generation X   This American Life   Talking Heads   Wes Anderson

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