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TODAY'S FEATURE COLUMN

march badness
the charity hype of women's basketball
by mike julianelle
topic: sports
3.19.10

Earlier this week, President Obama submitted his picks for the NCAA Basketball Tournament. He predicted that the overall #1 seed will win it all and it was the right call. His pick is an absolute lock to win it all.

Am I crazy to be making such a definitive statement at the start of sport's most unpredictable playoffs? Not at all, because I'm not talking about anything unpredictable. I'm talking about the women's NCAA Basketball Tournament, and that's more of a ...
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THIS WEEK IN INTREPID

so many tears
15 years to the week, looking back at tupac's masterpiece, me against the world
by jason gilmore
topic: music
3.17.10
If we really are saying rap is an art form, then we got to be true to it and be more responsible for our lyrics. If you see everybody dying because...

a dose of post-oscar shock from the jock
of howard stern, gabourey sidibe, and the ultimate fat crack
by alex b
topic: pop culture
3.15.10
To hear Gabourey Sidibe's name is to connect with a current Cinderella story. Anyone familiar with the critical success of the recent film Pre...

getting in the van ii
my second tour
by jeffrey d. walker
topic: music
3.12.10
March 12, 2010: And so it begins, the Rocko Dorsey Spring tour. Last year, when I wrote about going on ...

THE MONTH IN REVIEW

maybe i'm stating the obvious, but...
maybe i'm not
by adam kraemer
topic: news
3.10.10
I'm not gay. I know this may come as a shock to some of you, but if you saw how I dress, you'd probably be more likely to roll with the pre...

whose concept of conception?
a mother-to-be questions the church's position
by michelle von euw
topic: general
3.8.10
Dear United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, It’s not a secret that we haven’t been very close lately. We haven’t exactly seen eye to eye on a...

the awkward ref
seinfeld presides over his new show
by reem al-omari
topic: television
3.4.10
The Winter Olympics came to an end this past Sunday, and NBC decided to wedge a new show in the middle of its closing ceremony broadcast. They filled...

guilty pleasures
a little break, a lot of fun
by jael mchenry
topic: humor
3.3.10
In general, being a grownup pretty much sucks. There are all these things you have to do. Pay your rent/mortgage. Make money so you can pay your rent/...

intrepid oscar picks
the secret is ignorance
by joe procopio
topic: film
3.1.10
I know what you're thinking. What can Intrepid Media teach you about this year's crop of Oscar nominated films? Certainly little in comparis...

johnny angel
meet my flamboyant fascination
by laura linger
topic: pop culture
2.25.10
Johnny Angel, how I love him. He's got something that I can't resist, but he doesn't even know that I exist. "He's just be...

longhair tv
by jeff miller
topic: pop culture
2.24.10
My hair used to be REALLY long. Cliff Burton long. Conan the Barbarian long. Born-in-the70's-hit-puberty-in-the-80's long. There was nothing...

bad romance
does relationship imbalance actually exist?
by maigen thomas
topic: pop culture
2.22.10
It seems that in any relationship, one person always feels more strongly than the other does. “I love you.” “I love you more.” “No, I love YOU mo...


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NEW POSTS

re: march badness
I've been trying to tell this to my Connecticut based parents for a long time. There are small pockets in the world where woman's bba...

re: a dose of post-oscar shock from the jock
I think everyone has their own definition of unhealthy, as well as their point where they start urging others to change. It's a range of experien...

re: maybe i'm stating the obvious, but...
Actually, to be fair, the Old Testament contains 613 commandments. The Ten we're familiar with just happen to be the first ten, and therefore ass...

re: guilty pleasures
Carrie -- mmm, crunch ice cream bars. I see the appeal. Good question about unplugging! I guess my guilty pleasures tend to be passiv...

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