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  • Recharging creativity in the great outdoors

    Being in the line of work I’m in, I’ve had the opportunity to interview artists of all kinds: musicians, painters, novelists, poets, sculptors, crafters, photographers and others.

    Often when I talk to them about creativity, I find the process is virtually the same across the board. Artists are inspired by everything, and inspiration often cannot be predicted.

    I thought about this while on a fishing and camping trip to Land Between the Lakes last weekend with my other half, Rebecca Ricks.

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  • Central Hardin student introduces world to 'Girl From Iowa'

    A fictional girl from a real place practically has Zach Alexander sitting on top of the world.

    On April 10, the Central Hardin High School senior, performing as Ocean City, won the Louisville region round in the Hard Rock Rising Global Battle of the Bands. He has advanced toward the top spot, which puts him in the running for a chance to play Hard Rock Calling in London as part of a world tour as well as make an album and video with Hard Rock Records and win gear.

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  • Cruise's latest, 'Oblivion,' is forgettable

    Tom Cruise tries his hand at science fiction once again in “Oblivion,” a state most audiences will be in after seeing the film.

    The problem with this movie is it’s nothing new. Science fiction used to be a genre that could be counted on for a fresh and unique experience.

    With the increased accessibility of special effects and the popularity of the genre, audiences now are inundated with these films. The sad thing is where there once was quality and excitement, we now get a series of copycat themes and unoriginal stories.

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  • Dance, even if you don't know the steps

    From the stoop of middle age, I see kids dancing in the street. And they look ridiculous.

    Last weekend, I attended the wedding of my husband’s old friend. At the reception, I’d been bobbing my head and watching the dance floor, for a while. I was ready to dance but, wow, the people tearing up the dance floor were intimidating. The six people I knew at this wedding weren’t budging and it took a few songs to work up the nerve to join the dancing.

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  • '42': For the love of baseball, history

    People often incorrectly say sports have no true meaning in life. Tell that to Jackie Robinson and the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers.

    The film “42” chronicles Robinson’s step into Major League Baseball, from the first pitch to the history-making home run in the pennant race his rookie season.

    For those who don’t know much about baseball or history, Jackie Robinson broke segregation barriers when he stepped onto a major league field in 1947.

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  • Dumbdevices working just fine

    Not long ago I was shopping with my girlfriend, Rebecca Ricks, and I saw a sign advertising something for use with smartphones.

    “I guess we won’t be using that,” I told Rebecca. “We’ve got dumbphones.”

    It’s true. Comparatively, anyway.

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  • 'Jurassic Park' a classic that doesn't need 3-D

    As I type these words, I can’t believe they are true: “Jurassic Park” turns 20 this year. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long since audiences first got a glimpse of the park and a technology that shaped future films.

    In 1993, Steven Spielberg brought Michael Crichton’s book to the big screen. It became a movie as colossal as the dinosaurs it featured.

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  • Enrich life with a sense of community

    Community is an identity that comes in various shapes and sizes.

    Recently, my life has been wrapped in various forms of community, beginning with family.

    Family is the first community you’re introduced to in life and it is true that tragedy can pull this group together more tightly than ever. Sometimes family even goes beyond bloodlines when friends become as close as your relatives.

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  • A dramatic expression of civic responsibility

    Some plays are entertaining and others are meant to inspire. Hardin County Playhouse hopes to do both with a production of “12 Angry Jurors.”

    The play takes place in one location: the jury room. The jury’s task is to decide the guilt or innocence of a murder suspect. During the voting, one man decides jurors need to look closer at evidence, which propels heated discussions and evidential theory throughout the rest of the play.

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  • This 'Joe' is average

    “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” should more aptly be titled “Average Joe.”
    Unless a sequel comes many years after it’s predecessor, it usually retains most of its cast. This is not the case with the new “G.I. Joe” flick. The characters and events differed so much it has the feel of its own stand-alone movie.

    The only real connecting point is Jonathan Pryce, who returns as the president and the bad guy disguised as the president, a plot point set up in the last film.

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