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Month: May 2012

cute animal video: do not get between a porcupine and his corn-on-the-cob

Fri, May 25, 2012
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It does sound, though, like Teddy Bear very politely says “thank you” there at the end…

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Free Men (Les hommes libres) (review)

Fri, May 25, 2012
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I kept hoping to get caught up in this untold story of the French Resistance in more than a coolly intellectual way, but that never happened.

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Doctor Who thing of the day: kid-written minisode “Good as Gold”

Fri, May 25, 2012
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I’d like to think that that opening line about having an adventure once a week is a swipe at the long waits between series we’ve had to endure…

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The Angels’ Share (trailer)

Fri, May 25, 2012
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Whiskey, kilts, indecipherable accents. Scotland!

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question of the day: Do you hate-watch television?

Fri, May 25, 2012
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What would you hate-watch if you did? Is this a harmless extension of the guilty-pleasure, or is something else going on? Was hate-watching inevitable with the amount of godawful crap that fills the cablewaves?

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London photo of the day: the littlest Queen

Thu, May 24, 2012
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A tiny monarch greets her gigantic subjects from the window of a beauty salon in Covent Garden.

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Benedict Cumberbatch outed as a nerd! (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, May 24, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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retro ad: 1980s Qyx typewriter commercial

Thu, May 24, 2012
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Oh, this is just sad…

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Doctor Who thing of the day: mysterious “Who Is Returning” 50th anniversary posters

Thu, May 24, 2012
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These aren’t official, but they should be…

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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (trailer)

Thu, May 24, 2012
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Has the franchise now officially jumped the shark? Hey! Madagascar 4: Jumping the Shark!

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