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Project Ex: Why I Talk About The Extraordinary and Why I Want You To Do the Same

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Suzanne Clores

Bona fide High Frequency Responder Suzanne Clores talks about the extraordinary experiences that bind us all. An extraordinary experience can stop your breathing, advance your heart rate, raise your temperature and even trigger the vagus nerve, leaving you in a heap, she says. And it’s high time we gave the ole amygdala some credit and embraced the weird. Cause really, it’s not so weird at all. It may just be science. Continue reading →

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Bring It on Home: A Hostile Household, An Overweight Kid, and Led Zeppelin on the Wollensak

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Chris Tsakis

A kid in 1970s Long Island battles a weight problem and a troubled family Continue reading →

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The 12 People You Meet at a Babymetal Concert

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Jim Ruland

Japanese pop metal threesome Babymetal must be seen and heard to be believed. Last year, they took the world by storm, with single and viral video “Gimme Chocolate!!” and just recently completed their first whirlwind world tour, which included opening slots for Lady GaGa. Veteran So-Cal punk author Jim Ruland talked his indulgent wife into attending Babymetal’s first U.S. show, which was full of surprises. Continue reading →

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Cat-Calling Grandma: Age, Anger, and Lust

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Deirdre Day

Things take a strange turn on Community Day in small-town America Continue reading →

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The 50 Dorkiest Songs You Secretly Love

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

For once, internet-fostered shamelessness is a good thing, with “The Top 50 Dorkiest Songs You Secretly Love.” Weeklings music editor Robert Burke Warren boldly goes where we’ve all gone before – into the realm of uncool, guilty pleasures; rock, pop, soul, rap, and, of course, disco all get their dork due. You know you love it. Continue reading →

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Sunday Light and Word – Ultraviolet Rays of Self Deceit

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Hank Cherry

            The first time I got on a horse it was a game. That was the same year I drove a truck, the first thing I drove other than a bike, or a horse, or … Continue reading →

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The Girls, Their TVs and The Monkees

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Amanda Nazario

Hey, hey, it’s the Monkees, still stealing hearts and wowing audiences after almost a half-century. Writer-DJ Amanda Nazario checks out the band – and the intense fandom – at the Borgota Casino, and leads us into her unwavering, soul-deep crush on one of the best pop groups ever. Continue reading →

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