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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Before I start, let me say that I’m going to be abbreviating the name of the show to “Studio 60”, both for the name of the show, and the show with-in the show. Our dictatorial leader may argue against that, saying that I don’t work on the show. I do though happen to be friends […]
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getting ripped off by your long-distance carrier/ISP
I’ve been ripped off huuuuge. Conned. Bamboozled. Gypped. Screwed. And like in any con, the only person I have to blame is myself. 17 miles is a long distance from Bethlehem, but not from 3 minutes away from here A few months ago my modem died. I was without internet at home for a while […]
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The Cinemax Star Wars Promo
quick intro: Cinemax will be showing all six Star Wars movies in high definition starting in November. Being that this is the first time all six movies have been shown in HD, they’re making a big deal about it, and have a page setup with various promotional videos. The video in question is entitled, “Original […]
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That new U2/Green Day Song
I guess I just don’t understand the point. U2 needed a single for their approximately fifth greatest hits collection. Rather than come up with a really good song themselves, they enlisted the help of a band that while good, just doesn’t seem like the right fit with U2: Green Day. Not that Green Day can’t […]
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The Human Back (Model Year 1982)
(Ripping off of 1/3 of Adam’s title from last fall) The MD: Tell me about the pain in your back. Me: Well, I can stand up and lie on my back just fine. The MD: Okay, good. Me: But everything other than that feels like the end of the world. The MD: (In the way […]
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Other People Stealing Your Ideas Without Ever Having Met You or Knowing that They Stole Something Part 2
Mini-Review (no exclamation mark) Yet one more instance of the Bookshelf® being a step ahead of the mass media. Last week, the latest “internet phenomenon movie,” 300 released its first official trailer. Without judging the movie, of which I only know a marginable amount, it looks like someone decided to make a bluescreen movie, but […]