All Posts by revisingproust

One Day, the latest book from David Nicholls (Starter for Ten, The Understudy), snapshots the lives of Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew – Em and Dex, Dex and Em – on St. Swithun’s Day over twenty years beginning with their first encounter on the night of their graduation from the University of Edinburgh.  A...
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When asked about your favorite band, you lift up the back of your shirt to reveal your huge Aerosmith tattoo?  Dream On, Sucker.  Cut!
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It’s been way too long since we’ve had a runoff between an original song and its cover version. As a reminder, Cover v. Original works like this:  A contributor presents covers and originals in a post.  Readers debate over which is better in the comments.  Final verdict is given about one week later. This...
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2 Sentence Review: Aroma Coffee In this role playing game, your job is to serve cappuccinos and iced mochas to a long line of customers in hopes to continue to grow the Aroma Coffee franchise. This seems like perfect training for a Starbucks employee – what ingredients are in a latte, what’s in an...
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2 Sentence Review: Diner Dash The original in the time-management game series by Play First follows Flo as she buys five restaurants and serves customers as quickly as possible. Without the ability to buy upgrades, it seems like a preview rather than a full game.
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What makes Tuesday night the best night of the week?  Another confusing and unsatisfying episode of Lost?  (So, last week!)  The fact that it’s not Monday?  No, friends, it’s the guaranteed three hours of mirth, music, and mayhem that Tom Scharpling brings to the table every Tuesday from 8-11pm on his radio show The...
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For the amount of time I’ve spent playing Drop7, the $2.99 app from area/code available on iTunes, I should know how to play.  …which is why my addiction will continue until I figure out some sort of strategy. -
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In search of some last minute Mother’s Day gifts?
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Teen dramas (read: The OC or Dawson’s Creek) plus town overcome by vampires (read: True Blood) equals a winning formula for guilty pleasures (see: Twilight series). Whether it’s the sibling rivalry between Salvatore brothers Damon (a/k/a Boone from Lost played by Ian Somerhalder) or Stefan (a/k/a Jack Bauer’s son-in-law played by Paul Wesley), Elena/Katherine, Elena’s witch...
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1.  Simon Cooper. Yes, it may be illegal to have a crush on someone who still attends comprehensive school but actor Joe Thomas’s 1983 birthdate makes it totally legit. 2.  Impress your friends. When the American version debuts, you can tell your friends in passing, “Oh, I loved the British version.” If the show...
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