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New Year’s Ideas and Resolutions

Decide if you’re the Party of Caligula or Brewster's Millions.


Vladamir Putin: Reread the Communist Manifesto, and stop bribing Republican politicians who cut social programs and taking measures to create greater class disparities in hopes…

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Full Legal Coming to Ohio: An Interview with Ian James

In late November, Ohio marijuana aficionados waited with excitement to see which 12 companies would receive a coveted Level 1 mega-grow cultivation license. To everyone’s surprise, of the 109 applicants, 73 were “disqualified.” Other…

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High-stakes gambler is more admirable than likable

Like the title character Jessica Chastain portrayed in last year’s Miss Sloane, the woman she plays in Molly’s Game is driven by fierce ambition and copious amounts of pharmaceuticals. Though the current film is a typically literate effort…

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Lamentations while searching for gold in a pile of vinyl

Can a record collection have a soul and does it reveal the man who owned it?




In my time on earth as a music dealer, I've bought a number of record collections from those who’ve passed and whom I’ve know sometimes…

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