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Famed Motown producer Norm Whitfield, who brought the Temptations a harder-edged, psychedelic sound on late 60s hits like "Ball of Confusion" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," has passed away, Billboard reports.

"Norman Whitfield was one of the most prolific songwriters and record producers of our time," Temptations principal Smokey Robinson says in a statement. "He will live forever through his great music."

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And now here's Lynda Carter on Sarah Palin:

PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE: Okay, last question. I'm sure you've seen all the comparisons in the media and among Republicans of Sarah Palin to Wonder Woman. How do you feel about that?

LYNDA CARTER: "Don’t get me started. She’s the anti-Wonder Woman. She’s judgmental and dictatorial, telling people how they’ve got to live their lives. And a superior religious self-righteousness ... that’s just not what Wonder Woman is about.

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Via PCL LinkDump: A documentary on Jamaican ska music.

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