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Living Under a Rock

Saturday January 30, 2010

With the possible exceptions of my father and (maybe-not-so-strangely-coincidentally) my father-in-law, I don’t know anyone who is as voracious a reader as I am. I also seem to consume an outlandish amount of television and there is rarely a moment in my life in which there isn’t music playing. Oh, and I love [...]

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Real Products for Fictional Companies

Saturday October 17, 2009

The excellent local blog CurbedLA had an entry recently on artist Mark Bennett’s blueprints of fictional places. He has created very detailed floor-plans of famous pretend places, like the homes of George and Jane Jetson, Rob and Laura Petrie, and June and Ward Cleaver. (There’s a book, too!) I thought these were [...]

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Goodbye, Jay Leno

Wednesday January 28, 2009

I just saw a commercial for “the last month” of Jay on The Tonight Show. This really, really bothers me. I feel simultaneously like I am losing a close friend and as if he just took over for Johnny a few months ago. It’s like I’m just now getting used to him [...]

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Arrested Development

Wednesday November 12, 2008

Awesome news from Jason: You can now watch every episode of Arrested Development online, for free, at Hulu.com! We just started watching this brilliantly funny show this summer. I’m only up to about the middle of season two, and am seriously looking forward to the rest.

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Rescue Me: A Tale of DVR Failure

Thursday June 14, 2007

With the demise of the Sopranos, West Wing, and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and with the interminably long hiatus of Friday Night Lights, the best show on television right now is Rescue Me. It has been months since the last episode aired and I had been anxiously awaiting the season premiere last [...]

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Weekend Media Review

Monday June 11, 2007

Are you wondering what media I consumed this weekend? I knew you were. And so I shall tell you.

Heat ****
Sopranos *****
Oh the Glory of It All, by Sean Wilsey ****½
Oceans 13 ***½
John from Cincinnati ***½
A Prairie Home Companion, featuring Martin Sheen, Randy Newman, and Paula Poundstone (live at The Greek) ******
Saturday Night Live [...]

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Bada Bing

Monday June 11, 2007

Warning: Post Contains Spoilers

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NPR Voices

Tuesday May 22, 2007

My Five Eight Favorite NPR Names

Cokie Roberts
Nina Totenberg
Mandalit del Barco
Korva Coleman
Nora Raum
Corey Flintoff
Liane Hansen
Sylvia Poggioli

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A Media Bonanza

Monday February 12, 2007

Just how long, do you think, until OscarTorrents gets slammed by Hollywood? They’re making it a snap to download all of this year’s Oscar-nominated films. Stuck somewhere without internet access? There’s a company named FON that’s giving away wifi routers in the hopes of blanketing the country with free wireless internet access. [...]

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The Top Ten TV Shows of 2006

Tuesday December 5, 2006

Where does the year go? This one is almost over so it’s time to start doing some wrap-ups. Thanks to TiVo I have gotten to watch a ton of the tube this year, and there has been some excellent stuff to see. Here’s my picks for the top ten shows of 2006. [...]

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