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2 Sentence Review: Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth

January 20, 2011
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2 Sentence Review: Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth

Portnoy’s Complaint, a novel by Philip Roth, should be mandatory reading at all synagogues during Bar or Bat Mitzvah training.  Actually, it should be mandatory reading for anyone who can relate to this excerpt from page 99-100 in my copy (ISBN 0-679-75645-0), the inclusion of which makes this review longer than 2 sentences. Pianist!...
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Procrastinating Shoppers Support @nonpretentious!

December 21, 2010
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Procrastinating Shoppers Support @nonpretentious!

Some items from our store, perhaps?  Or, some items from Amazon? Click on the product to find out more information!
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2 Sentence Review: Kindle App for iPhone

December 19, 2010
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2 Sentence Review:  Kindle App for iPhone

Unlike an actual Kindle, I can hold my phone sideways in bed and turn pages with my thumb.  Unlike an actual book, it’s not heavy to carry around and, with the press of a button, the lights turn off.
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2 Sentence Review: Fruit Ninja for iOS

December 17, 2010
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2 Sentence Review:  Fruit Ninja for iOS

There must be something about games that require finger swipes because, like the ever-so-popular Bejeweled, Fruit Ninja by Halfbrick Studios is addicting and competitive. While Fruit Ninja does not connect directly with your Facebook account (maybe a good thing?), you can connect it to your Open Feint account or (better yet) Apple’s Game Center,...
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2 Sentence Review: Ghostwritten by David Mitchell

December 15, 2010
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2 Sentence Review: Ghostwritten by David Mitchell

More of a character exploration than a novel, David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas, Black Swan Green) takes us through the minds of a terrorist, a jazz-loving adolescent, a spirit, and an aged, female entrepreneur in his debut, Ghostwritten. Not as polished as his later novels, Mitchell’s Japanese influence still peeks through as he threads the...
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2 Sentence Review: Skype for iPhone

December 14, 2010
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2 Sentence Review: Skype for iPhone

If you use Skype on your computer, you’ll probably want to have Skype on your iPhone. It’s only what you bring to the app or make of the app – your list of contacts, call forwarding, and/or Skype Credit – that sets Skype apart from similar apps.
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From Mr. Killstudent’s Lethal Bag of Teaching Tricks: Shushing

December 6, 2010
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From Mr. Killstudent’s Lethal Bag of Teaching Tricks: Shushing

This is the fourth and final major duty of a substitute teacher. I remember the first time I got a lesson plan like this: “Complete page 834, 38-50, 51, 52, 54, 61. No Talking. If anyone is uncooperative, leave their name. When I return it is an automatic detention. NO QUESTIONS ASKED.” Sounds like...
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The Mustache Diaries: Day 36

November 10, 2010
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The Mustache Diaries: Day 36

Study your face, know it. And don't worry about being all you can be. Just be who you already are.
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Matt Erickson’s Top 100 Songs. #55-51

October 15, 2010
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Matt Erickson’s Top 100 Songs. #55-51

Matt Erickson is counting down his top 100 songs. These are his picks 55 through 51. "As an epitaph for the first half of my list, nothing is allowed to follow it."
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