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evening clickbait: Disney hates you and wants you to pirate its films; TV show canceled for having too many smart, interesting girl characters; woman makes art, men diminish it; censoring the Internet doesn’t work; SeaWorld worried about Blackfish; why Thor 2’s hot kiss was so hot

Fri, Dec 20, 2013
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Stuff I found on the Net today.

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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues review: how news got broken

Tue, Dec 17, 2013
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Far from perfect, but its humor is nearly Monty Python-esque, much more deliciously absurd and creatively bizarre than its predecessor.

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Blackfish review (Sheffield Doc/Fest)

Fri, Jul 26, 2013
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A horrifying, heartbreaking eye-opener about human inhumanity to other intelligent and emotional beings who share our planet.

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‘Caprica’ blogging: “There Is Another Sky”

Mon, Mar 01, 2010
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Lots of spoilers! assumes you’ve seen the episode!

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