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Entries from August 27th, 2010

(More) words I don’t want to see in erotica

August 27th, 2010 · 4 Comments · books, reviews, writing

I wanted to have something new here just in case anyone reading over at Pens Fatales stopped by — not that I expect it, but I I hope a few people do, because new readers are always welcome (not that old readers aren’t, but you know what I mean) — but for the potential people [...]

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So ready for fall

August 26th, 2010 · 3 Comments · books, writing

Summer is almost over. Can I get an AMEN? What a clunker. There were bright spots, to be sure, with more to come before Labor Day, but I am more than ready to put this season to bed. Bring on autumn, with its sweater weather and pretty colors and delicious smells and harvests. Yeah, OK, [...]

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About Two Books: (Murder at) Mansfield Park

August 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · books, reviews

As some of you know, I’ve been reviewing books for RT Book Reviews for a little over a year, and specifically mysteries and thrillers for the past seven or so months. Because I live close to the RT office, I’ve been known to stroll over to pick over the selections and take back a bundle [...]

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Rubicon: The Dots and the Lines

August 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · reviews, rubicon, television

This week’s episode is called “Connect the Dots,” a phrase I cannot hear without immediately tacking on “la la la la.” That has nothing to do with anything but my pop culture-addled brain. If last week focused on getting to know Truxton Spangler a little better, this week brings us closer to the enigma that [...]

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Mad Men: Of Hair and Sex

August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · mad men, reviews, television

Apologies for getting this out so late. My internet connection has been finicky and odious and not only did it take approximately two hours for the episode to download from iTunes this morning, but as I write this I have no connection at all. I have a feeling that last night’s Mad Men episode, “The [...]

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Flea Market Finds

August 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · photo essays

Ocular proof that I do occasionally leave the apartment. We took a few turns around the Brooklyn Flea on Saturday with visiting friends Alison and Bill (the very same who introduced us to the Giant Orange a couple months ago). I like going to the Flea, though it does tend to get a bit old, [...]

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Rubicon: Irreversible Decisions

August 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · reviews, rubicon, television

Is it me, or was that a very different sort of episode than the previous three? I liked it, but it felt very light on the conspiracy, heavier on establishing character and place. I wonder whether it would’ve been better to put the bulk of what happens in episode 4 earlier in the season? Bygones. [...]

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Mad Men: The Beauty Myth

August 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · mad men, reviews, television

Last night’s episode of Mad Men, “The Rejected,” was directed by John Slattery (Roger Sterling), and a damn fine episode it was, too. It’s splendid (or rather, SWELLIGANT) on its own, but is also masterfully linked to events that happen all the way back in Season 1. The focus group for Ponds, for example, begs [...]

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What Chicago Sounds Like

August 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments · music

Reason #68,725 to love the Internet: Without it, I would never have seen this: This is the one thing you need to watch/listen to this week. It’s a Staxilicious cover of Wilco’s “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” by JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound. Judging from the YouTube comments (why do I read [...]

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Rubicon: From Letters to Numbers

August 10th, 2010 · 7 Comments · reviews, rubicon, television

I am about to out myself as the nerdiest nerd, but I have a question: Do you all know about room escape games? These online Flash games that put you in a locked room and to find your way out you have to a) find stuff, b) figure out how the stuff works together, and [...]

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