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Well, I've played twenty-five hours of Final Fantasy XIII in the past few days, and the one thing I can say with confidence is that I sure have played twenty-five hours of Final Fantasy XIII in a few days. Read More

She explained the first show is always electric and much of the excitement is due to the thrill of the unknown but a return to Moline heightened that experience. Read More

T hat we've reached the 350th year since the birth of Henry Purcell provided a sufficient and welcome excuse in this household to displace the perennial juggernauts of Christmas music—Bach and his Christmas Oratorio and the first part of Messiah by Handel (who, in this 250th year since his death, far outstripped Purcell in terms of air time)—as the soundtrack for the pagan solstice ritual of tree decoration and other familial activities that come with the coda to any year, 2009 included. Read More

Nota, the doo-wop meets hip-hop sextet of a cappella singers, traveled from the Caribbean island to Los Angeles, California, and won the NBC singing competition "The Sing-Off" this week, along with $100,000 in prize money and a Sony recording contract. Read More

From Beethoven to "Bored To Death" the Play staff listed their favorite foods, films, music and more from the past year. Read More

It's that time of year when all you see are year end best lists that tout everything from the best restaurants you haven't eaten in to films that you refused to plunk down ten bucks to see in the theater. Read More

The Awsm.fm user interface borrows liberally and haphazardly from a few sites we know and love, notably Vimeo. Read More

The Awsm.fm user interface borrows liberally and haphazardly from a few sites we know and love, notably Vimeo. Read More

Now that everyone on the planet -- including your 84-year-old mother -- has a Facebook page, why are cool local musicians still flocking to MySpace? Read More

Inspired by the actions of the Episcopal Church, a Quaker group has disavowed the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and voiced its support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Read More