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@home: Summer TV notes

2007-07-26T05:09:31Z

Taking a break from spoiling Harry Potter to discuss some summer Television. SYTYCD: Now that we're in our top 10, I've gotta say that I don't like the format of them all performing the same solo routine. I'd rather they get a theme and get to pe...

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Speakeasy: Elves, Goblins and Mudbloods (Spoilers!)

2007-07-26T04:41:40Z

After the moral themes of the book on meritocracy, freedom and equality, I was a bit disappointed by the ending. I won't give anything away. All I am saying is that this last book offered an opportunity to be as clear as possible about the evils o...

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Speakeasy: Hogwarts on The N (Spoilers!)

2007-07-26T04:20:15Z

note: I can't contain myself anymore so I'm going to start discussing The Deathly Hallows. Read on at your peril. Perhaps it's blasphemy to even suggest it, but didn't the epilogue read to you as a perfect seven-page treatment for the pilot of Ho...

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one line: are there still tickets for her show at the echo?

2007-07-25T04:33:47Z

“Where my boys at?” she asked, before launching into “Boyz.” “I’m single now!”

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@work: Live! Host Chat

2007-07-18T16:21:08Z

If you’ve watched Live before, you know the top of the show is usually the most entertaining. That’s the part called “Host Chat”, when Regis and Kelly tell you the news, their opinions, and their crazy lives. Well, now if you miss that part of the...

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last.fm says...Get Your Groove On

2007-07-18T06:21:12Z

I haven't been too happy with my last.fm recommendations of late (outside of some recent suggestions of some old favorites like The Futureheads, Scissor Sisters, and MF DOOM) but this week, some very pleasant surprises... The last.fm recommendat...

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Speakeasy: This Summer's Best Show

2007-07-17T07:38:36Z

It would require a separate essay to break down every beat of this episode’s climax, which I will hyperbolically state to be the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Faced with the dreadful possibility of killing it with both analysis and ove...

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10 after 6: The Songs

2007-07-16T00:22:05Z

International Players Anthem (I Choose You) (f/ Outkast) - UGK Innocence - Bjork Black Mirror - The Arcade Fire Body Never Lies - Miguel Migs Crushin' (Yeeeeah!) - Jay Dee Put Your Hands On Me - Joss Stone Unlike Me - Kate Havnevik He Can Only H...

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10 after 6: The Albums

2007-07-15T23:54:24Z

It's that time of year isn't it? My 10 favorite 2007 releases so far. No finer collection of music this year. It's a bunch of stuff you've never heard and it all sounds amazing. If you like soul music, you simply can't go wrong with this collec...

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Archives: Reflecting on Past Romance

2007-07-15T23:07:17Z

2 conversations this week have had me thinking back on potential loves and actual relationships and the differing emotions they evoke now. One, on reflection, was bittersweet and genuine and led to my single favorite piece of my own writing and no...

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