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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Anderson Independent Mail Stories: Columns</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/entertainment/columns/?partner=RSS</link><atom:link href="http://independentmail.com/news/entertainment/columns/?partner=RSS" type="application/rss+xml" rel="self"></atom:link><description>Anderson Independent Mail Stories: Columns</description><language>en-us</language><category>entertainment/columns</category><item><title>On Tap: Sometimes things aren't as exciting as you think
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/sep/04/tap-sometimes-things-arent-exciting-you-think/?partner=RSS</link><description>The Great American Rockin' Rib Rock Off should be bigger and better next year.
</description><author>grovejb@independentmail.com (Jake Grove)</author><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:56:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/sep/04/tap-sometimes-things-arent-exciting-you-think/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>Staton Facts shows there is more than just T&amp;A on the Web
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/sep/03/staton-facts-shows-there-more-just-t-web/?partner=RSS</link><description>There are many things on this crazy Interweb and it's time to find a few more.
</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:55:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/sep/03/staton-facts-shows-there-more-just-t-web/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>On Tap: Thank god for a 'Great' rib festival
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/27/tap-thank-god-great-rib-festival/?partner=RSS</link><description>It's about time Anderson pulled in a barbecue festival for the community and the region.
</description><author>grovejb@independentmail.com (Jake Grove)</author><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:21:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/27/tap-thank-god-great-rib-festival/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>Staton Facts on guitar lessons and the Olympics
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/27/staton-facts-guitar-lessons-and-olympics/?partner=RSS</link><description>There is much to learn on the Internet where guitar and the Olympic games are concerned.
</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:10:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/27/staton-facts-guitar-lessons-and-olympics/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>Be Fresh: An open letter to food
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/27/be-fresh-open-letter-food/?partner=RSS</link><description>Sometimes, it's a healthy thing to not eat...within reason.
</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:07:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/27/be-fresh-open-letter-food/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>On Tap: Football season is finally here
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/20/tap-football-season-finally-here/?partner=RSS</link><description>There is no time like football time in America.
</description><author>grovejb@independentmail.com (Jake Grove)</author><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:50:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/20/tap-football-season-finally-here/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>Staton Facts looks at Robert Downey Jr., games and more on the Web
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/20/staton-facts-looks-robert-downey-jr-games-and-more/?partner=RSS</link><description>An 80-year-old stripper tops the Internet world according to Michael Staton.
</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:31:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/20/staton-facts-looks-robert-downey-jr-games-and-more/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>On Tap: Today's youth are not the devils we old folks make them out to be
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/14/tap-todays-youth-are-not-devils-we-old-folks-make-/?partner=RSS</link><description>The youngsters are actually a lot better than we give them credit for.
</description><author>grovejb@independentmail.com (Jake Grove)</author><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:21:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/14/tap-todays-youth-are-not-devils-we-old-folks-make-/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>Be Fresh says you get what you pay for
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/13/be-fresh-says-you-get-what-you-pay/?partner=RSS</link><description>The Farmer's Market won't ever produce cheap food for the sake of cheap food.
</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:04:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/13/be-fresh-says-you-get-what-you-pay/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>On Tap: Why not be more like Greenville when it comes to downtown Anderson?
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/06/tap-why-not-be-more-greenville-when-it-comes-downt/?partner=RSS</link><description>What's good for the goose is good for the gander and copying success could be a great thing for downtown Anderson.
</description><author>grovejb@independentmail.com (Jake Grove)</author><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:09:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/06/tap-why-not-be-more-greenville-when-it-comes-downt/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>Staton Facts: Don't hate me for going on vacation
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/06/staton-facts-dont-hate-me-going-vacation/?partner=RSS</link><description>Before hitting the beach for a little vaca, Michael Staton decides to show how he prepares for a trip to the shore.
</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:11:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/aug/06/staton-facts-dont-hate-me-going-vacation/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>On Tap: New York is great, but I wouldn't want to live there
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/31/tap-new-york-great-i-wouldnt-want-live-there/?partner=RSS</link><description>Hanging out in New York City and Times Square for 36 hours is an experience I will never forget.
</description><author>grovejb@independentmail.com (Jake Grove)</author><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:35:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/31/tap-new-york-great-i-wouldnt-want-live-there/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>Staton Facts: For the love of a good movie trailer
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/31/staton-facts-love-good-movie-trailer/?partner=RSS</link><description>Like a catchy tune, sometimes you just can't get a movie trailer out of your head.
</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:18:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/31/staton-facts-love-good-movie-trailer/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>Drinking: A wheaty surprise
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/drinking-wheaty-surprise/?partner=RSS</link><description>Last weekend when I went to Asheville, it was the perfect opportunity for me to try something, write about it and go about my merry way. Instead, I did something I swore I would never do: I had a wheat beer. 
</description><author>grovejb@independentmail.com (Jake Grove)</author><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:49:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/drinking-wheaty-surprise/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>Be fresh: Local vs. organic
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/be-fresh-local-vs-organic/?partner=RSS</link><description>Here is an explanation of local and organic and what to look for if you want to purchase products with either of these designations.
</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:32:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/be-fresh-local-vs-organic/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>On the Web
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/web/?partner=RSS</link><description>Rottentomatoes.com combines hundreds of movie reviews and scores each one, then averages the scores and gives the movie a rating on a 100-point scale. If the film gets a 60 percent rating or higher, the film is rated “fresh.” Anything below 60 percent is “rotten,” hence the name.
</description><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:29:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/web/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>On tap
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/tap/?partner=RSS</link><description>When you send me into the lion’s den of shopping for little or no purpose I start to get a little twitchy.
</description><author>grovejb@independentmail.com (Jake Grove)</author><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:34:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/23/tap/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>On Tap: There is a method to my movie-watching madness
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/16/tap-there-method-my-movie-watching-madness/?partner=RSS</link><description>Watching a film in the theater takes skill, finesse, timing and luck.
</description><author>grovejb@independentmail.com (Jake Grove)</author><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:45:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/16/tap-there-method-my-movie-watching-madness/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>Staton Facts finds the funny in The Onion and more
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/16/staton-facts-finds-funny-onion-and-more/?partner=RSS</link><description>The art of relationships is revealed on the Web and Michael Staton tracks it all down for you.
</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:53:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/16/staton-facts-finds-funny-onion-and-more/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item><item><title>On Tap: It's always fun with the 'rents come to visit
</title><link>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/10/tap-its-always-fun-rents-come-visit/?partner=RSS</link><description>With them more than eight hours away, it's a special treat when the parents come south for a visit.
</description><author>grovejb@independentmail.com (Jake Grove)</author><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:39:00 -0000</pubDate><guid>http://independentmail.com/news/2008/jul/10/tap-its-always-fun-rents-come-visit/?partner=RSS</guid><category>entertainment/columns</category></item></channel></rss>