Rick Sincere News and Thoughts

• 'Show Boat' Weighs Anchor at Signature Theatre

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  This review of Signature Theatre's new production of Show Boat is scheduled to run in next Friday's edition of The Metro Herald in Alexandria, Virginia.
  Signature Launches Show BoatAmerican Musical Theatre Classic in Fit Form in ArlingtonRick SincereMetro Herald Entertainment Editor
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:20pm EST
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• Congressman Rob Wittman at Blogs United

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  Anticipating by just a couple of hours the appearance of two potential opponents at the Blogs United conference last weekend, U.S. Representative Rob Wittman gave a well-tailored presentation about the "new media" and politics to the participants, who were mostly bloggers and political activists. Wittman [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:48pm EST
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• Journalists' Panel at Blogs United

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  Political candidates were not the only special guests at the Blogs United conference held at Christopher Newport University in Newport News last weekend.
  
  Blogs United organizers also invited some journalists who cover Virginia politics for established news media outlets and who also blog as part of their [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 1:01am EST
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• Asking for Whom the Bell Tolls?

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  Forget about the sacking of its top three business-side executives, or the "resignations" of executive editor John Solomon and editorial page editor Richard Miniter.
  
  If you want the strongest sign that The Washington Times is teetering on the edge of self-destruction, consider this: The paper has [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:24pm EST
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• Candidates Speak at Blogs United Conference

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  Blogs United, a bipartisan group of Virginia political bloggers from throughout the Commonwealth, gathered in Newport News last weekend to talk about blogging ethics, legal matters, new media, technology, and politics. About three dozen individuals participated.
  
  The speakers included U.S. Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA1) and eight candidates for [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:49pm EST
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• Books and Authors on Tape

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  On Tuesday evening, I -- along with hordes of other readers and booklovers -- attended the National Press Club’s 32nd Annual Book Fair and Authors’ Night in Washington. I ended up spending almost $200 on books (some for me, some for gifts) but, even better, I was able to [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 1:20am EST
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• Sagal and Ferguson on the 'Real America'

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  Peter Sagal, host of NPR's weekly quiz show, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, was a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS-TV on its Friday the 13th episode. During the interview, both Ferguson and Sagal had good things to say about my hometown, [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:56am EST
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• Video of 'Locked Out' Panel Discussion

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  A powerful documentary film, a joint project of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics and the Community Idea Stations (public television in Virginia), had its theatrical premiere at the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville on Saturday, November 7.
  
  Locked Out:' [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:46pm EST
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• Photos from the 2009 Virginia Film Festival

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  I will be posting video a bit later. To whet your appetites, here are some photos that I shot during the 2009 Virginia Film Festival at various locations around Charlottesville.
  
  To my disappointment, I failed to encounter cult moviemaker John Waters, who was scheduled to make three public appearances: [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 6:40pm EST
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• Remember, Remember

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  On this Guy Fawkes' Day, it is appropriate to celebrate an internationally-known political blogger who has assumed the persona of Guy -- or "Guido" -- Fawkes in his attempts to engage, stimulate, influence, and taunt conservative debate and discussion in the United Kingdom.
  
  (For those' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 12:14am EST
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• Soylent Green Is Fido?

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  Thursday morning's Washington Times has an editorial about some New Zealand scientists who recommend something straight from the annals of science fiction (or SyFy):
  Want to save the planet? Kill your pets. Or better yet, eat them. This radical new suggestion comes from New Zealand professors Brenda and Robert' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:37pm EST
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• Election Day Twitter Feed

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  You can see what I did on Election Day (more or less) by reading this Twitter feed from bottom to top -- past to present.
  
  I wasn't able to follow Twitter much during the day, but I was pleased to see this Tweet from Charlottesville Democrat Jennifer McKeever:[...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 12:12am EST
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• Election Day 2009 Photos

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  What a long, long day!
  
  We just finished counting up the write-in votes in Charlottesville at 10:35 p.m. Considering that I've been awake since 4:00 o'clock a.m., I'm going to forgo analyzing those results until a more conscious moment, perhaps tomorrow after the canvass is' [...]
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  Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:55pm EST
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• Video from Nathanael Greene Freedom Festival

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  On Saturday evening, I posted a photograph of five candidates for the GOP congressional nomination in Virginia's Fifth District. All five are campaigning for the privilege of facing incumbent Representative Tom Perriello (R-Ivy) in the general election of November 2010.
  
  I was also able' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 3:12am EST
  by Rick Sincere