by Kevin Burton My granddaughter says it. She’s the only one in my circles who does. Thank God. The copy-cat utterances of children have heretofore not been chronicled on Page 7 (Page 7!, Page 7!, Page 7!!). But this “6-7” thing is so ubiquitous that even Merriam-Webster dictionary is forced to pay attention …
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Why Do People Hate ‘We Built This City’?
by Kevin Burton I missed it, completely. It was totally over my head. I guess it’s just somebody’s else’s fight. “We Built This City” by Starship was number one on the US Hot 100 40 years ago this month. It’s catchy. I liked it then, still do. I loved the era when …
Rediscovering The Lost Art Of Making Friends
by Seraphina Seow Los Angeles Times A friend of mine has been hoping to make new friends as a 26-year-old. She’s made every effort to put herself out there: joined clubs, volunteered, initiated catch-ups. But every time she establishes a new connection, it wanes after a few weeks. She suspects that it may be …
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Jeopardy, Wheel Face Civil Rights Complaints
by Jessica Guynn and Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY Executives at Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune discriminated against people of color, then fired them for raising concerns about a toxic work environment, two former employees claim in civil rights complaints obtained by USA TODAY. The two former Sony Pictures Entertainment workers said they were …
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Motown’s Move To LA Stifled The Magic
by Kevin Burton There is more than a little irony in the 1971 Jackson 5 song “Going Back To Indiana.” That makes for an easy choice to make Indiana a destination for our summer rock and roll road trip, Coast to Coast. For Coast to Coast we are talking rock and roll history, …
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