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Ambush at Channel 5: One TV type gets a dose of her own hidden-camera-style investigation and finds it "uncool"
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Sex Edition
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How Not to Be a Rap Star
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A college drop-out abandons a lucrative tech career for a life of inner-city poverty – and hopes to save an urban school district from oblivion
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Booty Crawl (10)
We find our nemesis and a lot of booze during a Waldo bar hop.
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No one feels sorry for Councilman Terry Riley as much as Terry Riley (7)
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China Syndrome (7)
For a real immigration debate, just look at what happened when the Chinese invaded Mexico.
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Buckle Bunny Confidential: The Young Woman's Guide to Getting Down With Rocker Boys
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Tom Russell discusses his art, his music and why he doesn't sing about politics
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Eyes of the Betrayer
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Oh, Omé: This local cage fighter turned R&B singer thinks he knows how to treat a lady.
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Pickin' on Syd
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Isaac Diehl (ID) isn't afraid to take chances — not with his delivery as an MC and not with the musicians with whom he surrounds himself. Along with past collaborators Nezbeat and Sleeper, guests such as Ming & FS, Miles Bonny, Deep Thinkers and the Symbol Heavy crew inhabit the Lawrence rapper's latest, Avatar Hotel. Pieced together throughout various projects, the 19-track collection zigzags from dingy, back-alley beats to orchestral compositions. The production is impressive throughout, but at times it — along with the album's overall lack of studio sheen — tends to force the lyricist into the background. This can be problematic with music designed to rock a decent set of headphones instead of a dance floor. Still, Avatar shows why ID is worthy of center stage, especially on minimalistic tracks "Big Dreams," "Already Down" and the live-band-backed "Give More."
