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	<title>Hot Topics &#187; Jeff Bustraan</title>
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		<title>Hugging the road movies</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2013/03/22/hugging-the-road-movies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle  “On the Road” opens today — you can read my review here.  It’s Walter Salles’ film version of the Jack Kerouac novel. The promise of the open road . . . that was a fixture of American literature well before Kerouac.  It goes back at least to HUCKLEBERRY FINN, the<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2013/03/22/hugging-the-road-movies/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Happy Oscars (They Deserved It)</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2013/02/23/the-happy-oscars-they-deserved-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mick LaSalle SF Chronicle With the Oscars just a day a way, it’s time to acknowledge that they do sometimes get it right — perhaps by accident, perhaps by intention, but it happens.  And above are some examples. And if you are more examples of deserving Oscars — Oscars that have stood the test of<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2013/02/23/the-happy-oscars-they-deserved-it/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cheerleaders smackdown: Super Bowl edition — 49ers v. Ravens</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2013/02/02/cheerleaders-smackdown-super-bowl-edition-%e2%80%94-49ers-v-ravens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you haven’t seen enough Super Bowl coverage in anticipation of Sunday’s big game, we thought we’d take a look at one of the bigger spectacles of NFL football: the cheerleaders. While the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens are battling on the gridiron, their cheerleaders will be facing off on the sidelines. Which<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2013/02/02/cheerleaders-smackdown-super-bowl-edition-%e2%80%94-49ers-v-ravens/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple unveils the iPad mini — and some surprises</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/10/23/apple-unveils-the-ipad-mini-%e2%80%94-and-some-surprises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caleb Garling Turns out the iPad Mini isn’t quite so mini after all. The new Mini, unveiled today during a media event in San Jose, is a bit larger and more expensive than some of its key competitors, particularly the Google Nexus 7, which starts at $199. Apple’s Mini retails for $329 to start,<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/10/23/apple-unveils-the-ipad-mini-%e2%80%94-and-some-surprises/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>NFL greats struggle to sell homes</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/09/11/nfl-greats-struggle-to-sell-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terrell Owens isn’t the only NFL great who’s having trouble unloading multimillion-dollar properties. John Madden, Tom Brady, Troy Aikman, Joe Montana, Kurt Warner and Terry Bradshaw were all included in a recent list of football players trying to sell high-end houses, or who sold them only after long waits. Thanks to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com for this list:<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/09/11/nfl-greats-struggle-to-sell-homes/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Audio: Bobby Valentine wants to punch radio host in mouth</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/09/05/audio-red-sox-manager-bobby-valentine-wants-to-punch-radio-host-in-mouth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This hasn&#8217;t been a banner season for the Boston Red Sox and first-year manager Bobby Valentine. The Red Sox and their $173 million payroll were never a factor. By August, they had fallen far out of the American League playoff race. Shenanigans have predictably ensued. Valentine&#8217;s players mutinied, and management began cleaning house by trading<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/09/05/audio-red-sox-manager-bobby-valentine-wants-to-punch-radio-host-in-mouth/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>40 Terrible Albums by Great Artists</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/08/31/40-terrible-albums-by-great-artists/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/08/31/40-terrible-albums-by-great-artists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Neil Young’s rockabilly phase. U2 doing disco. Bruce Springsteen singing about sunshine and rainbows. Elvis Presley’s standup act. The Velvet Underground making an album without anyone from the Velvet Underground. Nobody’s perfect. But perfection is the least we expect from our favorite rock stars. Unfortunately, having the biggest producers, most expensive studios and lavish major<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/08/31/40-terrible-albums-by-great-artists/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>“The New Normal” is two dads</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/08/30/%e2%80%9cthe-new-normal%e2%80%9d-is-two-dads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: He and Him &#8220;The New Normal” has its share of sap and stereotypes. But it’s also sweet and, yes funny. (Nene Leakes, y’all!) The sitcom, part of NBC’s new fall lineup, is scheduled to make its debut at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 11. But the first episode is already online (and viewable below, in its<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/08/30/%e2%80%9cthe-new-normal%e2%80%9d-is-two-dads/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kate Upton Strips Down</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/08/28/kate-upton-strips-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ultimate beach babe strikes a pose for Skullcandy. See Upton at her bikini best.]]></description>
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		<title>Oprah Winfrey is highest-paid celebrity&#8230;still</title>
		<link>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/08/28/oprah-winfrey-is-highest-paid-celebrity-still/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/08/28/oprah-winfrey-is-highest-paid-celebrity-still/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Bustraan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TV titan Oprah Winfrey has beaten directors Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg to be named the world’s highest paid celebrity after banking a whopping $165 million in the past year. The media mogul has come out on top in the new Forbes magazine poll, just days after being listed as the 11th most powerful woman<a class="moretag" href="http://blog.ctnews.com/hottopics/2012/08/28/oprah-winfrey-is-highest-paid-celebrity-still/"> &#160;Read More</a>]]></description>
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