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Kir-o has been with nonpretentious since its inception and recently stepped up as the site's Editor-in-Chief. He knows his stuff about writing in the internet age, recommends good music, & looks damn good in Brooks Brothers. Ping pong talents run in his family.

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All Posts by Kiren Valjee

American Sex Apparel

August 2, 2010
By Kiren Valjee
American Sex Apparel

I'm trying to be a responsible non-pathetic man and keep my self-pleasuring time to appropriate hours and places. I just made my fucking bed, just took a shower, I can't do this now.
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Posted in Culture, Dress, Sex | 5 Comments »

2 Sentence Review: Inception

July 19, 2010
By Kiren Valjee
2 Sentence Review: Inception

The funny thing about dreams is that it's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange.
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Posted in 2SR, Film | 5 Comments »

2 Sentence Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender

June 29, 2010
By Kiren Valjee
2 Sentence Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender

No, James Cameron has nothing to do with this one, thank Zeus’s beard. Check out the Emmy Award winning anime on which M. Night Shyamalan is basing his newest labor of arrogance love and you won’t be disappointed by the clever dialogue, excellent pacing and plot, and truly unique storytelling, or you’ll have all...
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Posted in 2SR, Comics, Film, TV | 1 Comment »

World Cup Fan Quotes 06/18/2010

June 23, 2010
By Kiren Valjee
World Cup Fan Quotes 06/18/2010

A Frequently updated column of awesomely ridiculous quotes from World Cup fans. Send your own to kiren@nonpretentious.com.
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2 Sentence Review: Band of Horses at Grand Central Station NYC

June 23, 2010
By Kiren Valjee
2 Sentence Review: Band of Horses at Grand Central Station NYC

Was it worth the crowded 1.5 hour, sore feet, sweaty pits wait? Probably not, but…it was free; there was a cute girl next to me (I did not speak to her); they sounded pretty.
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Posted in 2SR, Arts + Entertainment, Music | 1 Comment »

2 Sentence Review: Knight and Day

June 22, 2010
By Kiren Valjee
2 Sentence Review: Knight and Day

I hate Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz (and by 'hate' I mean completely and utterly despise and wouldn't miss them if they fell off the edge of the fucking universe)
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Posted in 2SR, Arts + Entertainment, Film | 1 Comment »

World Cup Fan Quotes 06/15/2010

June 16, 2010
By Kiren Valjee
World Cup Fan Quotes 06/15/2010

A Frequently updated column of awesomely ridiculous quotes from World Cup fans. Send your own to kiren@nonpretentious.com.
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World Cup Fan Quotes 06/14/2010

June 16, 2010
By Kiren Valjee
World Cup Fan Quotes 06/14/2010

A Frequently updated column of awesomely ridiculous quotes from World Cup fans. Send your own to kiren@nonpretentious.com.
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World Cup Fan Quotes 06/13/2010

June 14, 2010
By Kiren Valjee
World Cup Fan Quotes 06/13/2010

A Frequently updated column of awesomely ridiculous quotes from World Cup fans. Send your own to kiren@nonpretentious.com.
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Posted in Sports | 1 Comment »