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Music, Arts and Entertainment, Sunday + 6 | Friday, August 29, 2008
Dear Jennifer Aniston

I know you’re a very private person, and you’re probably still smarting from your recent breakup with rock star and former Atlanta resident JOHN MAYER (pictured). But I’d like to personally invite you to attend your ex’s sold-out headlining gig at lo... (continued...)

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Arts and Entertainment, Sunday + 6 | Friday, August 29, 2008
Labor Partying

The first Monday in September was originally set aside as a day off for working stiffs. But that one day has long since morphed into the extravaganza we know and love as LABOR DAY WEEKEND. As befits its status as the undisputed big daddy of holiday w... (continued...)

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Opinion | Friday, August 29, 2008
Yay!!!!! It's Sarah Palin!!!!!!

I couldn't be more thrilled! In an early draft of my column, I write the following about Sarah Palin: "One excellent VP choice was suggested for McCain by former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina on Fox during the Democratic National Convention. C... (continued...)

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Opinion | Friday, August 29, 2008
Please let it be Tom Ridge

I wanted McCain to pick Bobby Jindal as his running mate, but back in July it became clear that Jindal, who took office as Louisiana’s governor in January, intended to stay in Louisiana. Joe Lieberman would also have been a good choice. But all the i... (continued...)

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“Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and “Elegy.”  Two interesting movies, and one reason to see both: Penélope Cruz.

For a few years she was Tom Cruise’s red-carpet arm candy, showing up in mediocre American movies and speaking lines in an English that seemed phonetically learned. Then she returned to Spain, earned a best actress Oscar nomination for “Volver” (2006), and now, in her two new movies, proves that her performance was no fluke.

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Q You studied classical piano as a child. Does that training have any bearing on the work you do today?

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Absolutely. Definitely. Classical is very melodic and it definitely helped me early on with my melodies. … My approach early on with Lil Jon, I was playing classical-style music on top of his ghetto beats. I’ve taken that and expanded it over time into different things.

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