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The Second Coming

by dinhternet on 7/13/2008 11:36:46 PM

So I’ve been pretty excited about The Dark Knight… I re-watched Batman Begins on my uncle’s new Blu-Ray set-up. It still bugs me that the new movie didn’t stick to canon and this Bruce is a bit on the whiny side, but I still love that the tone is so much closer to the comics... Continue »

Books, Bribes and a Bar

by Carol Hoenig on 6/20/2008 9:31:51 AM

For years now, bookstores have had the accompanying café where people could sit and peruse the stack of magazines and books they’d pulled from the shelves while sipping on lattés and then leaving the stack abandoned and coffee-stained, not to mention unsold. It seems that the bookstores have been no... Continue »

Babies + Movie Theatres = Disgruntled Audience

by Vigor on 6/10/2008 9:07:42 AM

Seriously folks, I know we walk around these days thinking that we own any venue we walk into, when in reality we don't. One such venue is the movie theatre. I once went to watch a movie and it traumatized me to the point where I contemplated never returning to the movie theatre again.About an hour ... Continue »

Cracking Open a Good...Kindle?

by Carol Hoenig on 6/2/2008 9:15:36 AM

Another year over for BookExpo, this time having been held in Los Angeles, there was much buzz about the death of books, or the death of books as we know them today. Amazon’s Jeff Bezo was touting his much-discussed electronic device, the Kindle. I’ve yet to hold one of these gizmos, but I have a fe... Continue »

A Curse Is the Story

by Carol Hoenig on 5/14/2008 9:03:05 AM

There has been a flurry of discussions on the Internet and elsewhere about news anchor Sue Simmons’ recent expletive that made it across the airwaves. During the 10 pm hour, WNBC featured a brief promo for the 11 pm news with Simmons and Chuck Scarborough. Simmons was teasing a story about rising g... Continue »

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Does Palin help or hurt McCain?

by Jack Cafferty on 9/6/2008 8:16:23 PM

On October 2, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden will have a vice presidential debate (PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: Sarah Palin electrified that crowd of Republican delegates and supporters last night in St. Paul. The little known Alaska Governor – who was thrust into the spotligh... Continue »

Congratulations Natalia Lopatniuk & Mark Brzezinski

by Steven Clemons on 9/6/2008 6:29:54 PM

Last evening, I attended the moving wedding of my friend Mark Brzezinski and his beautiful new wife Natalia Lopatniuk. The ceremony and dinner were held at the National Museum for Women in the Arts -- which has a wonderful collection of painting and sculpture I had never seen before. Interesting... Continue »

How Far Should Obama Be Ahead?

by Chris Bowers on 9/6/2008 6:19:21 PM

No matter what the polls show at any given moment, as long as you frequents progressive circles, it is inevitable that you will hear some variation on the following statements: it shouldn't be this close or Obama should be ahead by a lot more. Part of this is comes from some progressives never being... Continue »

Great Moments in the Annals of Polling

by Kevin Drum on 9/6/2008 1:41:16 PM

GREAT MOMENTS IN THE ANNALS OF POLLING....From a recent ABC News poll:Eighty-five percent of Republicans view Palin favorably, and nearly nine in 10 approve of her selection as Sen. John McCain's running mate. ....Partisan lenses also color views of whether Palin has the necessary experience to ser... Continue »

Annuals' Such Fun Album Art

by Stereogum on 9/6/2008 1:10:02 PM

Annuals full-length followup to Be He Me also includes trees on its cover, but these look happier. They look like the happiest trees (and clouds) ever because the painting's a Bob Ross original. You should already know about the gentle permed artiste and his Joy Of Painting PBS show without that Wik... Continue »