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London photo of the day: tiny wooden cityscape

Mon, Aug 05, 2013
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Architectural model in an office window.

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Sun, Aug 04, 2013
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Just a friendly reminder that when you click through to Amazon from a link here at FlickFilosopher and do some shopping, I get a little kickback that doesn’t increase what you pay to Amazon but does help me keep doing what I’m doing here.

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Doctor Who thing: and the 12th Doctor is… Peter Capaldi

Sun, Aug 04, 2013
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Brilliant choice. He’s a fantastic actor, and he might actually be allowed to bring something dark and sardonic to the Doctor, as well as the man-about-the-universe panache I wanted.

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London photo of the day: mysterious marks

Sun, Aug 04, 2013
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Are those claw marks up on the side of that building?

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fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jul 27 – Aug 02 2013

Sun, Aug 04, 2013
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Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

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have you ever received violent threats online?

Sat, Aug 03, 2013
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If so, what was the context? (Was it a seemingly random tweet? Were you playing an online game? Was it in response to a comment or blog post?) How did it make you feel? How did you deal with it?

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London photo of the day: Pollock’s Toy Museum

Sat, Aug 03, 2013
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Because where else are ya gonna put your old toys?

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how to make women look heroic on movie posters

Fri, Aug 02, 2013
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It’s not that hard. Turns out there’s even a handy-dandy blueprint for it. It’s just that the blueprint has only ever been used to portray men on movie posters.

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The Conjuring review: they make me believe

Fri, Aug 02, 2013
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Smart, stylish horror flick, though a standout more for its elegant performances than any original scares.

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Doctor Who thing: 12th Doctor to be named live on BBC One Sunday night

Fri, Aug 02, 2013
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It’ll be simulcast on BBC America…

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