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How Progressive insurance lost what made it progressive
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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry
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Joe Cimperman hopes to tear down his former hero, Dennis Kucinich
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Justice Maureen O’Connor says campaign money doesn’t affect her
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Dennis Kucinich’s brave talk about working and fighting — from the safety of the officer’s tent (10)
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Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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For March Madness lovers, the Boss Button is a gift from on high
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Recent Articles By Michael Gallucci
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From R.E.M. to Kimya Dawson, South by Southwest 2008 celebrated indie legends past and future
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The Cribs
With Ra Ra Riot and Jeffrey Lewis. Sunday, March 23, at the Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights.
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British Sea Power
With the 1900s. Wednesday, March 26, at the Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights.
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Jack Peñate
Matinée (XL)
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Sons & Daughters
This Gift (Domino)
National Features
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Village Voice
A Long Way Wrong?
Another celebrated memoir threatens to blow into a million little pieces.
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Hoop Dawg
Billionaire Donald T. Sterling owns the L.A. Clippers and loves the ladies. And those are just two of his problems.
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Children of the Porn
Elvin Boone's sex-shop empire crumbles as his offspring feud.
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Westword
The Good Soldier
When the Army tried to take down Andrew Pogany, they messed with the wrong coward.
By Joel Warner
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ill-fated Street Survivors tops this week’s pop-culture picks
Michael Gallucci
Published: March 19, 2008
Subject(s): great video games, animated movies, deep dramas, southern rock
TOP PICK — Lynyrd Skynyrd: Street Survivors — Deluxe Edition — 30th Anniversary (Geffen/UME)
Three days after Street Survivors was released in October 1977 (yeah, this 30th-anniversary reissue is off by a few months), a plane crash ended the original lineup of these legendary southern rockers. It remains a fitting finale. This two-CD set includes a previously unreleased version of the album that the band recorded in Miami before getting it right in Atlanta a few months later.
DVD — Atonement (Universal)
This deep, dark Oscar-nominated film plays like one of those old-fashioned period pieces that hogged awards back in the early '90s. But it's way better than that. The lives of three people intertwine over a good chunk of the twentieth century after one accuses another of a crime he didn't commit. For the next two hours, the beauty and horror of love and war collide.
CD — Nick Lowe: Jesus of Cool (Yep Roc)
Lowe's 1978 debut went through a transformation by the time it landed in U.S. record shops. The track list was shuffled, the cover art was altered, and the title was changed (to the kinda-cool Pure Pop for Now People, but still . . .). This terrific 30th-anniversary reissue sets things straight. Anglophobes take note: The original U.S. artwork is included, as are a bunch of bonus songs, so — with a little programming — you can listen to either version.
DVD — South Park: Imaginationland (Paramount)
Last year's three-episode story about terrorists and one little boy's wild imagination gets the uncensored Director's Cut treatment here. Luke Skywalker, Jesus, and Popeye all make cameos in the apocalypse-minded tale, which includes the return of the not-so-cuddly demonic woodland critters. Best of all, there's a subplot involving the Supreme Court, a lost bet, and Cartman's balls.
VIDEO GAME — Wipeout Pulse (Sony)
The popular Wipeout series' latest outing (for the PSP) is more of the same: Gamers customize their futuristic space-racers, pick up some cool power-ups, and then speed through various courses while blasting opponents clear off the map. New online features — including downloadable tracks and challenges involving up to eight players — make it a keeper.
