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Month: November 2011

Machine Gun Preacher movie review

Sun, Nov 06, 2011
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Gerard Butler gets Jesus. But not — this is my favorite thing about this movie — in an obnoxious way.

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classic ‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Earthshock”

Sun, Nov 06, 2011
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Looking at this story again, in the light of distance and in seeing reflections of what Doctor Who has become since 2005, I realize there was so much more that impacted me, and that it’s so much richer than I realized at the time.

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church of awesome: Sexism In Games Bingo

Sun, Nov 06, 2011
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So sad that this is funny…

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G-Men (retro trailer)

Sun, Nov 06, 2011
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We catch a glimpse of a cinema marquee showing this 1935 classic in the trailer for Clint Eastwood’s new FBI flick J. Edgar…

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London photo of the day: Wimbledon bonfire

Sun, Nov 06, 2011
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The bonfire at last night’s Guy Fawkes festivities in Wimbledon Park. (You can just make out the effigy in the center of the conflagration.)

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Saturday cute: zombie Nativity set

Sat, Nov 05, 2011
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Halloween is over. Time to start thinking about Christmas. But there’s no reason why you can’t combine these two joyous occasions…

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question of the weekend: What are your most loved and most hated fonts?

Sat, Nov 05, 2011
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My most hated font is one so basic and so ubiquitous that most people don’t even notice it: Times New Roman. I hate how bland and conserative it is.

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London photo of the day: green bike

Sat, Nov 05, 2011
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A bicycle inexplicably covered in greenery at the Occupy camp at St. Paul’s Cathedral.

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Friday night fortune cookie: Captain Bart Mancuso says…

Fri, Nov 04, 2011
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“The hard part about playing chicken is knowin’ when to flinch.”

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Weekend (review)

Fri, Nov 04, 2011
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It’s meant to be terribly romantic how theses two sweet guys fall in love over the course of a few days. But something doesn’t feel quite right to me.

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