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Mad Men and Heroes
While I was on break last week, I had dinner with one of my former teachers and her husband, a graphics designer. They asked me what TV shows I keep up with, and I mentioned Mad Men. I had recommended it to them before and I thought it would be a natural fit for an…
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The History Boys
I’ve recently been rewatching one of my favorite movies, The History Boys, the 2006 film based on a play by Alan Benett. It’s one of my favorites, mostly because I like Very Intelligent People saying Very Intelligent things. In this respect the movie is like porn. If I’m being honest, I enjoy as much (or…
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Mad Men opening credits sequence
Like most of the tv-blogging world, I’m catching up on last season’s Mad Men. I was always a fan of the show, but shit got busy around the middle of the second season, and I hadn’t had an opportunity to catch up until now. Or, to be more precise, I decided that I wanted to…
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A bit more on Julia Child
Apparently she was a huge homophobe. Who knew?
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Julie/Julia
There was a really good article on cooking in the New York Times Magazine. I link to it as a pretense so that I can discuss my mixed feelings on the new film Julie/Julia, dually based upon the lives of Julia Child and Julie Powell. There are really three pieces of media at play here.…
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A little LOST withdrawal
Now that I’ve suceeded in driving away what little traffic I had to the blog, I can continue posting whatever comes to me at whatever time in as many words as possible. Wednesdays have been rough. No Lost to sustain me through the week. But I have stumbled across a couple of things to keep…
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Netflix
We’ve just resumed Netflix service after a hiatus, and I’m really liking the changes that they’ve made in that time. There’s now a nearby shipping center, and I’m digging the online streaming service. It’s starting to remind me of another service I have great fondness for, Rhapsody.
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Freaks and Geeks
I’ve been rewatching the 2001 18-episode comedy Freaks and Geeks for the past couple of weeks with my sister, and I must say, it’s the perfect comedy. For the most part. It’s great to see many stars before they hit the big time.
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Lost Recap: Le Fleur
A fantastic offering from the LOST writers.
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Looking Forward to Watchmen Release
