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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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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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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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The Divine Snooki

September 14, 2010
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The Divine Snooki

People have called her a troll. They've compared her physique to that of a bowling ball. Me? I think she's kind of pretty, in a flabbergasting, getting arrested for being annoying, slipper-posing-as-sneaker kind of way.
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Rescuing “Rescue Me”

September 1, 2010
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Rescuing “Rescue Me”

In seasons 3 and 4, the show devolved to a softcore porn starring Denis Leary. Every episode another gorgeous woman was inexplicably fighting for the attention of drunken, already married, Tommy Gavin. Everything Tommy did was an act of selfish gratification, only mitigated by the occasional bout of self loathing.
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The Grey Lady Talks Trash

August 26, 2010
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The Grey Lady Talks Trash

Reality TV is nothing like looking in from the outside of high society—even the depths of high society.
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Adventures in Channel Surfing

August 20, 2010
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Adventures in Channel Surfing

"Yeah, you put a little Jagermeister in and you get a little bit of nice Jagermeister out."
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Trash Diet: Week One

August 10, 2010
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Trash Diet: Week One

"Jersey" is a state of mind. It involves screaming, hot tempers, frequent use of terms like "sleep with one eye open" or "watch your back," overuse of the word "like" and/or a generally limited vocabulary.
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This Week’s Recommended Reading

August 6, 2010
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Freelance Writing (insider's guide)/Central Midfield Role/Snooki/Influence & Plagiarism
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