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Wedding Dash satisfies any time-management game addict with the number of levels it offers (10 for each wedding venue, 5 wedding venues) but the non-responsive controls leave a wake of frustration (tapping on food, seating arrangements, screaming grandmas, or toppling wedding cakes doesn’t always work).  Note to developers: An iPhone app should only cost...
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If you like Leo Tolstoy, Helen Mirren or Christopher Plummer, you will love this movie. And even if you don’t like any of them, you will enjoy seeing how flower children first blossomed on Tolstoy’s farm and not a farm in Woodstock.  Pre-order The Last Station on Amazon.
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Poor showing, Millennium Bug.  Excellent advance hype (kudos to your PR skills), but the only thing that shut down that night was my ability to ‘close the deal’ (with your momma- snap!). Iordain out
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Garces Trading Co: 11th and locust. Mini iron chef market with take out, flowers, wine store, and sit down restaurant. Have the Moroccan sandwich (the Lamb melts in your mouth, the bread snaps in all the right places, and then the extra spread..heaven).
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Inspiring heart-felt film detailing the challenges faced by Temple Grandin, a woman with autism, growing up in the 1970s.  I was impressed by the light that was shed on the beef industry,  appreciated the humorous dialogue between the characters, and was truly swept away by Danes’s convincing performance.  Buy the DVD or Temple Grandin’s...
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We all knew he was going to return, so who gives a fuck?  That’s about it, and now I can use the second sentence to plug a truly amazing and pleasing resurrection: new episodes of Futurama, June 2010 on Comedy Central. 
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Rock music with an operatic feel. There’s more to this album than meets the eye.  Download album from iTunes or buy/download from Amazon.
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Probably the best novel ever written about Ethiopia and the overthrow of Haille Sallasie (not faint praise considering that the very talented Abraham Verghase also recently tackled this subject). Each character is interesting, fully formed and brings a different perspective to the historical events. Buy Beneath the Lion’s Gaze on Amazon or download the...
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Completely mindless series, set in the serene, but never boring Boulder, Colorado, following a competitive girls’ teenage gymnastics team’s journey to the 2012 Olympic games. It’s my guilty pleasure – thanks to Hulu – and I cannot get enough of the tension in the gym mixed with the back stabbing, cheating with your best...
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By the end of this time-management game, you’ll wish there were more than 5 boroughs in which to sling subs. Boost up to turbo speed by doing multiple tasks in a row and making sandwiches, cotton candy, & coffee before the guests arrive. Download: Turbo Subs (iPhone app) or Turbo Subs Lite (iPhone app).
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