On Saturday, the finals of Eurovision 2008 will take place in Belgrade. This mother of all talent shows has been organized by the European Broadcasting Union every year since 1956. Each European nation gets to send one singer or band, … Continued
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I have had a love-hate relationship with Family Guy. Or, more precisely, a love-indifference relationship. Honestly, it wasn’t even on my radar during the first Fox run, though I was of course aware of occasional gems. I didn’t watch it … Continued
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So last night, just as I was about to head to bed, I flipped across the 1969 Sydney Pollack movie They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? I ended up staying up way too late, but wow – that’s a fun movie. … Continued
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Overthinking It bids a fond farewell to Robert Rauschenberg, who passed away last Monday at the age of 82. Honestly, his stuff isn’t so much to my taste. But there’s no denying that he was an important guy. You’ve got … Continued
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Seriously. It’s called “Gov Gab,” and it’s just awesome. It’s a product of the Office of Citizen Services and Communications, a little eddy of the bureaucracy that Wikipedia doesn’t even know about. It exists to help explain the rest of … Continued
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Recently, I visited a Subway restaurant near where I work. I had been looking forward to a meatball sub. But instead, my stomach was filled only with sadness. Hearty Italian, my favorite bread, has been discontinued. Obviously, I’m a very … Continued
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I’m sure that you all have already heard of Green Porno, Isabella Rossellini’s short film project documenting the sex lives of invertebrates using stylized latex suits. It’s been buzzing (ha!) around the blogosphere and even the mainstream media for months … Continued
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Some of you may already be familiar with the so-called “Death of Garfield” comic strips from 1989. But Pete’s excellent posts on the cat inspired me to look at them again, and they are freaky. I promise, the comics you … Continued
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[A little arts meta-coverage from OTI Magazine this morning. Enjoy! —Ed.] So recently, I noticed an ad in the subways for a new musical called: Read on for a little analysis.
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