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gender-swapping Lord of the Rings

Tue, May 28, 2013
16 comments

By Durin’s beard, this is magnificent!

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Doctor Who thing: Bob the Angry Flower doesn’t like the sonic screwdriver

Tue, May 28, 2013
11 comments

Bob the Angry Flower has something he would like to get off his chest…

| 11 Comments

Rush trailer: drive fast in circles and then explode

Tue, May 28, 2013
1 comment

Apparently men turn to dangerous athletics in order to express their emotions and existential rage.

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how much of the success of Fast & Furious 6 is due to the diversity of its cast?

Tue, May 28, 2013
43 comments

Poor Paul Walker has only Luke Evans’ villain to turn to for someone who looks most like him…

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welcome to the new WordPress-y FlickFilosopher!

Mon, May 27, 2013
30 comments

I have all the problems of a major zoo and a major theme park at the same time, or something. And I don’t even have a Dennis Nedry (though that’s probably a good thing).

| 30 Comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of May 18-24 2013

Sun, May 26, 2013
4 comments

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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brick road

London photo of the day: sensory overroad

Sun, May 26, 2013
5 comments

My eyeballs are constantly tickled by the delightful pattern of the bricks in this street.

| 5 Comments

what are your summertime rituals or must-do’s for the season?

Sat, May 25, 2013
8 comments

What will you get up to while the weather is nice and the days are long?

| 8 Comments
is your bag safe

London photo of the day: is your bag safe?

Sat, May 25, 2013
3 comments

Reminders to keep an eye on your stuff are all over London pubs. Generally, however, your bag of crisps is not going to be safe.

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is this the worst Memorial Day weekend for movies ever?

Fri, May 24, 2013
9 comments

I cannot remember another Memorial Day weekend for which I gave all the wide releases a red light.

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