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Joss Whedon

Joss Whedon endorses Mitt Romney (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue, Oct 30, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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cartoons and porn: as old as humanity (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, May 17, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Joss Whedon agrees with me about geekitude (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu, May 10, 2012
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Avengers Assemble (aka Marvel’s The Avengers) (review)

Thu, Apr 26, 2012
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How many superheroes spoil the broth? More than six, apparently, at least when Joss Whedon is wrangling them.

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The Cabin in the Woods movie review: the end of horror

Mon, Apr 09, 2012
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I don’t know how anyone can possibly make a horror movie again. This absolutely genius movie renders all past and future examples of the genre superfluous.

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Marvel Avengers Assemble (trailer)

Thu, Mar 01, 2012
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“Marvel Avengers Assemble” makes me think of “Thunderbirds. Are. Go!” Or “Wonder Twins powers activate!”

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The Cabin in the Woods (trailer)

Tue, Dec 06, 2011
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What the–?

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question of the day: Can a Buffy movie be any good without Joss Whedon?

Wed, Nov 24, 2010
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One fan suggests it’ll be like fan fiction, but not as interesting. Sounds about right to me, when Hollywood seems committed these days to generally distancing itself from any hint of cleverness or originality…

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Get Low (review)

Thu, Aug 19, 2010
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I suppose Aaron Schneider knows a thing or two about how to make a cold gray stark wintry movie look even more Great Depression-y…

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Joss Whedon will direct ‘Avengers’; much ado about ‘Inception’ and ‘Mad Men’; celebrity stalkers; more: leftover links

Sun, Jul 25, 2010
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Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…

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