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"Ain't you got no men to deal with this?" Movie Review "Winter's Bone". Warning: Potential Spoilers Ahead!
Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:13 PM EDT
It's hard to avoid using the same comparisons to this past year's "Winter's Bone" to this past year's remake of "True Grit", especially when considering the female lead.
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Internet E-Personality: Online Life Harms Civility Says Psychiatrist Elias Aboujaoude, Author of 'Virtually You: The Dangerous Powers of the E-Personality' - ABC News
Seeded on Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:42 PM EST (ABC News)
Excerpt: The Internet may connect us in unprecedented ways, and it may put more information at our fingertips than ever before. But just as it's changing how the world works, one psychiatrist says it may be irreparably altering how our personalities develop.
Documentary Opinion Piece: "Jesus Camp" So...praying that the Devil will not infiltrate the Power Point equipment before a presentation. Gee, why didn't I think of that? (Warning: Potential spoilers ahead!)
Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:35 AM EST
The documentary "Jesus Camp" witnesses a summer program at a Pentecostal Bible camp. We meet the camp director and several of the devout children before the camp begins, and we take a quick peek into their lives.
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Learning with Disabilities
Seeded on Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:03 AM EST (The New York Times)
Excerpt: RAYNE NELSON, a 21-year-old sophomore at Landmark College in Putney, Vt., does not let her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder throw her off track.
Author Interview: "Teacher at Point Blank - Confronting Sexuality, Violence, and Secrets in a Suburban School"
Mon Jan 3, 2011 12:33 AM EST
Author Jo Scott-Coe, a former high school teacher, has written a compelling account of her teaching experience but that's not all.
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"You need me....I'm not gonna be here forever." - A review of the movie "Funny People". (Warning: Possible spoilers ahead!!)
Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:02 AM EST
Adam, why can't you be this effective all the time?
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Roger Ebert's Journal: Secretariat was Not a Christian
Seeded on Fri Oct 8, 2010 10:49 AM EDT (Chicago Sun-Times)
Excerpt: Andrew O'Hehir of Salon is a critic I admire, but he has nevertheless written a review of "Secretariat" so bizarre I cannot allow it to pass unnoticed. I don't find anywhere in "Secretariat" the ideology he discovers there.
The Great Typo Hunt -- Two Friends Correct Grammar Across the USA
Seeded on Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:21 PM EDT (Asylum)
Excerpt: "I threw together a 'typo-correction kit' with markers and correction fluid, began planning the journey and saving up, and in March of 2008, The Great Typo Hunt began," Deck tells Asylum.
Police: Body of 9-Year-Old Pa. Girl Stolen From Grave
Seeded on Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:27 PM EDT (AOL News)
Excerpt: Authorities in Lancaster, Pa., are trying to determine who unearthed and stole the body of 9-year-old Paula Ream from the cemetery plot where she was buried nearly 48 years ago.
Documentary Review: Hell House. The Rave Scene's the Best, Because You Get to Dance! Warning: Possible spoilers ahead!
Sun Aug 15, 2010 12:04 AM EDT
In attempting to review"Hell House", I'm hard-pressed to figure out how much or little to reveal. I'll certainly hit on the general points, but this documentary should be seen to be believed and judged.
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Teachers at Corona religious school dismissed for incompatible beliefs | Local News | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California
Seeded on Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:11 PM EDT (Press Enterprise)
Excerpt: Differences in religious belief and biblical interpretation have led a Corona Christian school to dismiss four teachers and seven other employees.
A Man with Muffin Secrets, but No Way to Cash Them In
Seeded on Sun Aug 8, 2010 12:56 AM EDT (The New York Times)
Excerpt: The company that owns the Thomas' brand says that only seven people know how the muffins get their trademark tracery of air pockets — marketed as nooks and crannies — and it has gone to court to keep a tight lid on the secret.
Best Worst Movie :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
Seeded on Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:35 PM EDT (Chicago Sun-Times)
Excerpt: I always intended to view "Troll 2" but, I dunno, never found the time. Now comes "Best Worst Movie" to save me the trouble.
Roller Derby - Pink and Black Threepeat
Seeded on Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:47 PM EDT (Austin Chronic)
Excerpt: There's only one way to sum up last night's 2010 Texas Rollergirls championship: The dynasty continues. The Hotrod Honeys managed a threepeat, fending off a brutal challenge from the Hustlers to hang on to their third consecutive title.
God Hinting at Retirement
Seeded on Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:35 PM EDT (The Onion)
Excerpt: He Who Commanded Light to Shine Out of Darkness told reporters that his biggest regret was putting his job above spending more time with his son. In particular, God mentioned that he deeply lamented missing his only child's once-in-a-lifetime crucifixion.
Our Footloose Remake - Filmmaker David Seger Talks to Urlesque
Seeded on Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:19 PM EDT (Urlesque.com)
This is too funny - I would love to see it if it comes to wherever I happen to be living.
'American Splendor' Legend Harvey Pekar Dead at 70
Seeded on Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:49 PM EDT (Popeater)
Oh....man. This is too bad - he did some good stuff. FYI: I watched the clip, and it was not nearly as bad as it seemed in the movie "American Splendor". He seemed in much better humor than Paul Giamatti was in that scene.
Job Hunt, or How to Catch a Wild Goose: A Fictional Writing Exercise
Sat Jul 3, 2010 6:27 PM EDT
Joe bought a newspaper and took his seat at the coffeehouse. He usually scanned the coffeehouse's copy to catch up on current events, but he knew that he would be marking up this particular one for his job-hunting project.
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'Chastened' -- One Woman's (Voluntary) Year Without Sex
Seeded on Fri Jul 2, 2010 10:52 PM EDT (Lemondrop.com)
That's right: the category is Health!
Roger Ebert Hates The Last Airbender
Seeded on Fri Jul 2, 2010 8:27 AM EDT (Geek System)
Poor M. Night. I love reading Roger Ebert's reviews (I visit his site every Friday), and they're quite funny when they're really bad.
Not eating, but still cooking: Ebert pens cookbook
Seeded on Wed Jun 30, 2010 4:05 PM EDT (Google)
Excerpt: Cancer may have robbed Roger Ebert of the ability to eat, but it won't stop him from dishing out cooking advice.
Hi, I'm an overeating hormonal Italian Catholic. Aka: What I've learned at (what I hope is) the halfway point of my life.
Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:22 PM EDT
This past January, I turned 42. The good news: I've been a juvenile diabetic for 25 years with no complications, and I take fairly good care of myself. The better news: In the very recent past, I've started discovering - and coming to terms with - who I am.
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Cathedral of Junk To Be Dismantled, Says Owner
Seeded on Tue Jun 15, 2010 3:53 PM EDT (Austinist.com)
Excerpt: After months-long negotiations with the city and a tentative agreement that would have allowed a similar, albeit heavily modified, version of the structure to remain, the Cathedral of Junk is being dismantled, says owner and artist Vince "Junk King" Hannemann.
A few words about my late, great Uncle Cookie.
Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:01 PM EDT
Saturday our family lost one of our funniest, happiest, and most decent human beings, Richard Nitkiewicz (married to my dad's sis, my Aunt Josie). He showed us every day how the Polish can fit quite easily into a family of crazy Italians.
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Pink Martini concert review: I don't know you, but shall we dance?
Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:40 PM EDT
Last night I was one of many entranced audience members who was treated to Pink Martini's skill sets at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, TX.
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