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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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My ISO ad

January 10, 2012
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My ISO ad

I’m a SWM, never married but survived a 12 year relationship. Nothing special in looks (not bad-looking either), but nerdy, smart, and funny. Apparently, based on past dating experiences, this is what I like in a woman, so hopefully you have it: Bipolar personality. Doesn’t have to be clinically diagnosed, but that’s a plus...
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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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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 10

February 8, 2011
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 10

Mission 1: It’s Opposite Day Today, we’re practicing the art of ‘disqualifying’ someone. The reading is called, “The Power of No.” Some main points: In every interaction, be the person giving validation, not the one needing it. Screening Screening exercise: Imagine ideal man. List qualities like personality, looks, upbringing, values, interests, knowledge, and life...
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 8

February 1, 2011
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 8

Wherein the girl can't get up the nerve to talk to boys because she assumes they're either not good enough for her or they're taken.
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 6

January 30, 2011
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 6

Wherein the girl learns that there was a State Poet in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and that failing is a virtue.
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 4

January 28, 2011
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Rules of the Game (Girl Version): Day 4

Wherein the girl posts videos of herself online and learns that a clothing store in Philadelphia also sells alcoholic root beer.
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