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Books are Pretty Things
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown This novel was heralded as one of the best of last year, and it was easy to see why. It grabbed me early on and kept me riveted to the pages. The story revolves around a woman who makes her living by paying close attention to the feeds of young,…
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Mastermind Street Jam – Straight Out the Box (Mar ’96)
Here’s a straight out the box spectacular from the Mastermind Street Jam. He always had the freshest jams and blessed the airwaves with real hip-hop music. This episode is from March 1996 and I’m sure you will enjoy this trip down memory lane. If you are just discovering the show for the first time, I’m…
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Tessa and Scott – National Treasures!
Tessa & Scott: Our Journey from Childhood Dream to Gold by Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir with Steve Milton Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are national treasures. Their list of statistical accomplishments is extraordinarily lengthy: they set the world record for the free dance three times, for the short dance eight times, and for total…
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Free Children from Acting Upon Labels
Labels can be dangerous. Once a child has a label placed upon them, they often live up, or down, to, that expectation. As such, they play a role that can limit their growth and development. Fortunately, there are things we can do to free children from playing roles. Here are a few tips from Adele…
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All Request in ’96 (Mastermind Street Jam)
The Mastermind Street Jam did an all-request show back on March 18, 1996 featuring tracks from . . . AZ, GZA, Masta Ace, Method Man, Pete Rock & CL Smooth , Raekwon, Real Live, Souls of Mischief, Ultramagnetic MCs, Wu-Tang Clan, and more. I hope you enjoy this digitized cassette, recorded live from the radio…
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Happy New Year, Let’s Make 2021 Great!
It’s 2021! Man, that sounds strange to say. This was not something I even could imagine when I was a kid. The year 2000 seemed so far away and futuristic. I thought by now we would have personal robots, flying skateboards, and jetpacks. Alas, we have none of these things. But we have each other,…
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The 13th Doctor is The Good Doctor
Doctor Who: The Good Doctor by Juno Dawson While we have been patiently waiting for new Doctor Who adventures on our television, I have been continuing her adventures through comics and novels. In this story, The Doctor and her companions save the day and help unite the inhabitants of a planet at war. But when…
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Don’t Blink, Here Comes 13!
Doctor Who: Tale of Two Time Lords – A Little Help From My Friends The 13th Doctor and her companions; Graham, Ryan and Yaz, had planned to visit Woodstock but somehow the TARDIS managed to bring them back to the time when the 10th Doctor and Martha were stranded in 1969. So, not only do we…
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Classic Hip-Hop Radio from 1996
I just finished digitizing tape 44 of my collection of The Mastermind Street Jam radio show. This one is from March 11, 1996 and features music by . . . CL Smooth, Cypress Hill, Das Efx, Dogg Pound, Geto Boys, Grand Puba, Group Home, GZA, Jamal, Keith Murray, LL Cool J, Method Man, Mic Geronimo,…
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Punctuation Matters (A Great Book)
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss Punctuation matters. Something as simple as leaving a comma out of a sentence can change the meaning in very humorous ways. Unfortunately, many people are making grammar errors without that intent. I often cringe at the writing I see online. But, like…