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Act III: Future Weather – dedication is beautiful

May 9, 2012
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I first heard about Future Weather in 2009 at an IgnitePhilly event. Writer/director Jenny Deller and Kristin Fairweather spoke about the film’s premise: a young girl, whose mother abandons her, finds solace in science and protecting the environment. Here was a female creative team who had completely embraced the risks – I’m talking real...
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Save Matthew Puckett – Change.org petition to stop MS death penalty

March 17, 2012
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Save Matthew Puckett – Change.org petition to stop MS death penalty

Hi everyone, I’m sending this message to pretty much everyone I know because I don’t know what else to do, and parsing out the recipient list seems relatively unimportant this time. I’ve been corresponding with a Mississippi death row inmate named Matthew Puckett since 2006. He wrote to PCAP requesting any sort of support...
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We interrupt this Republican primary…

January 27, 2012
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We interrupt this Republican primary…

…so that you can show support for another cause. Go download (legally!) your copy of Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie on iTunes or search Amazon. C’mon Paul Rudd‘s doin’ it. Elijah Wood‘s doin’ it. Maroon5.MichaelIanBlack.AndySambergRashidaJones.JohnHodgman‘s doin’ it. My fave? Fred Armisen. Go. now. check amazon. trailer will immediately start playing here.
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Election 2012: Perry and Huntsman disappear

January 20, 2012
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Election 2012: Perry and Huntsman disappear

  My friend and I debated about whether a Romney-Huntsman ticket would be a threat to Obama 2012.  What do you think?
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It’s 2012!

January 16, 2012
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It’s 2012!

You know what that means.  No, not the End of the World, silly.  It’s an election year! To give you a sports metaphor, right now, the G.O.P. candidates are much like the AFC’s Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots or the NFC’s New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers, fighting for their conference teams’...
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A List of 2011 Favorites

December 31, 2011
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A List of 2011 Favorites

Favorite weird tv show: Portlandia Favorite weird tv show I only heard about this year: Look Around You Favorite Pulitzer Prize-winning book that I read this year: A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan Favorite book I only heard about this year: On Love by Alain de Botton Favorite music site that...
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2 Sentence Review: Terri (Film)

November 21, 2011
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2 Sentence Review: Terri (Film)

I wish that Terri (played by Jacob Wysocki) went to my high school and I wish that Mr. Fitzgerald (played by John C. Reilly) was my assistant principal.  I’d hate to take gym with Mr. Flemisch (played by Tim Heidecker) and I’m glad I never did.
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Labor Day Means Workin’ the Television

September 5, 2011
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Labor Day Means Workin’ the Television

Ah, good ol’ Labor Day. While Obama’s out in the Motor City praising the unions and the middle class… While the American workers at Ford contemplate whether to go on strike (turns out, they should’ve taken the bailout money, news reports say)… And while Michele Bachmann terrifies us with gloom and doom of a...
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Now Listening

August 21, 2011
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Now Listening

For some reason, I’m obsessed with these songs: Dr. Worm by They Might Be Giants; Experimental Film by They Might Be Giants; and Crystal Queen by East River Pipe Thank you, Spotify!
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2 Sentence Review: Jojos Fashion Show 2 – iwin, Inc.

August 3, 2011
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2 Sentence Review:  Jojos Fashion Show 2 – iwin, Inc.

Jojos Fashion Show 2 – iwin, Inc. is a casual gaming app that combines creativity (matching designs), time management, and fashion.  If only there were more levels (even after the extra show packs.)
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