These are my links for May 23rd through May 27th:
panopticist: The Scandalous Origins of Martin Scorsese’s After Hours
Much of the plot setup and some of the dialogue in Martin Scorsese’s excellent 1985 film After Hours—a significant portion of the movie’s first 30 minutes, in fact—were brazenly lifted from “Lies,” a 1982 NPR Playhouse monologue.
The Excellence [...]
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These are my links for May 15th through May 20th:
George Takei to marry longtime partner - TV Squad
Now that California's gay marriage ban has been lifted, George Takei is getting married.
Steven Moffat takes over Doctor Who - TV Squad
Davies had announced that he would be stepping down from the position, and today, we learned the [...]
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Carter Bays confirms that How I Met Your Mother is back - TV Squad
He confirms that, as earlier reports indicated, the show has been renewed for a fourth season.
Sound Opinions from Chicago Public Radio and American Public Media
Based in Chicago, Sound Opinions is hosted by Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot, two of the finest and [...]
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These are my links for April 29th through May 3rd:
Whatever » Why YA
The bestselling YA fantasy book last week (not a Harry Potter book) outsold the bestselling adult fantasy book by nearly four to one; the bestselling YA science fiction title sold three copies for every two copies of the chart-topping adult SF title.
Games Without [...]
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These are my links for April 28th through April 29th:
You may now karate kick the bride - CNN.com
A newlywed couple spent the night in separate jail cells — she in her wedding gown — after police said they brawled with each other, then members of another wedding party, at a suburban Pittsburgh hotel.
3 Days - [...]
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These are my links for April 10th through April 11th:
I Have A Theory
The world is a mysterious place. The scientific method dictates that we get to the bottom of that mystery through a rigorous process, the end product of which is known as a theory.
design:related - Jordan Crane’s Cover Art for Michael Chabon
Jordan [...]
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After reading through the various year-end lists, I tracked down a few of the interesting-sounding albums I hadn’t had a chance to listen to yet, and I discovered a few gems that I’d like to recommend as a sort of coda to my top 10 list:
1) Iron and Wine - The Shepherd’s Dog
The Iron and [...]
Alright, in order for an album to end up on this list, it had to be an album that I find myself listening to regularly, even though time may have passed since it was released. I have several pretty great albums on my iPod that will end up on other end-of-the-year lists that haven’t quite [...]
So when I first started attending AFF, I had a fairly ambitious plan to blog daily about my experiences, but… as you may have noticed, this went by the wayside pretty quickly. I’m a blogging wuss, I know, but what can I say? Attending more than 12 hours of festivities in one day tired me [...]
As some of you may know, my buddy Alex works for the Austin Film Festival, and thanks to his generosity, I’ve been given a comped “producer” badge, which gives me full access to the festival - all of the panels, parties, and films. I asked off work today and tomorrow so that I can attend [...]
