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Month: November 2015

London photo: lonely empty pub

Wed, Nov 25, 2015
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There is something particularly sad about an empty pub.

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Where Are the Women? Black Mass

Wed, Nov 25, 2015
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Women are not people here. You’d be forgiven, in fact, for thinking that Boston between the mid 1970s and the mid 1990s was almost a lady-free zone.

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Black Mass movie review: men behaving badly… again

Wed, Nov 25, 2015
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A solid execution of a familiar tale, crammed with a likable, watchable cast. But it doesn’t have anything new to say about why men do despicable things.

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London photo: heavy load

Tue, Nov 24, 2015
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Someone is going around London altering No Entry road signs to humorous or interesting effect…

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open thread: Jessica Jones

Tue, Nov 24, 2015
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[This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Where Are the Women? The Good Dinosaur

Tue, Nov 24, 2015
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Boy dinosaur goes on journey and becomes a better person. His mom and sister? They stay home. No journeys or personal improvement for them!

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The Good Dinosaur movie review: bad dinosaur, bad

Tue, Nov 24, 2015
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Shamefully banal; such a confused mess that I cannot even figure out what the title is supposed to mean. A slap in the face to Pixar fans after Inside Out.

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a few thoughts about The Man in the High Castle S1

Mon, Nov 23, 2015
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Nazis: I hate these guys. But I adore this show.

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Doctor Who blogging: “Face the Raven”

Mon, Nov 23, 2015
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The Doctor and Clara go to Diagon Alley, where Clara gets reckless again.

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London photo: street art gallery

Fri, Nov 20, 2015
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The most organized display of street art I’ve ever seen.

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