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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Review: Halloween
My favorite part of Halloween was always the candy. Whether chocolate bar, hard candy, or chewy taffy, I loved having a big pillowcase full of it, which I could organize and ration out and make last for months. The joy … Continue reading
Posted in C, Miscellaneous
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Review: The Office, Season 7, Episode 6 (Costume Contest)
Today, on reviewing the most recent episode of NBC’s The Office, I am joined by my brother Jacob, who knows more about movies than anyone I know. Be warned…on this particular review, we agree on absolutely every point, but we’ll … Continue reading
Posted in B, Television
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Review: Futon as Bed
When I moved to Pittsburgh, the only piece of furniture that I brought with me was my trusty gray stool (I may review that stool someday, but, SPOILER ALERT, it will get an A). But I was saved from having … Continue reading
Posted in C, Miscellaneous
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Review: The Suburbs by Arcade Fire
First, a disclaimer. Despite my music degree, ability to play and compose music, and long history of listening to music, music is one of the things I feel most uncomfortable writing about. I blame music review sites (which I may … Continue reading
Review: Atonement by Ian McEwan
I read in a manner that irritates just about everyone: I devour the story and dialogue ludicrously quickly at the expense of everything else. An almost frantic desire to know how the story ends overcomes all other considerations, including stopping … Continue reading
Posted in A, Literature
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Review: Clementines
It should come as no surprise that I am a man of a discerning palate; in my college years, I was the one who introduced my peers to the culinary world of the “Desperation ‘Dilla” (Plain Tortilla, with Taco Bell … Continue reading
Posted in A, Food
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Review: Starship Troopers
There are bad movies that are bad because something went horribly wrong: the cast and the director fought, the editor cut out pivotal scenes, the movie was filmed on cursed burial grounds. But there are also bad movies, like Starship … Continue reading
Review: Pittsburgh Roads
Oh, Pittsburgh roads, you and I got off to a decent start. I appreciated that you moved in three dimensions, unlike the flat gridworks of Indiana, and I thought you had character. I figured that in time, I would only … Continue reading
Posted in D, Miscellaneous
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