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A Childish Bride by Nils Jordan

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

I’m nearing the 1 year anniversary of my marriage to my terrific wife Ashley. And, of course, I’m focused on all things nuptial. That being the case, my morbid curiosity forced me to read an article about the marriage of an 8 year old. My initial reaction was, “There was no way in hell that […]

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Wonder Boys (1995): Michael Chabon

Monday, April 13th, 2009

by The Great White Gypsy Yeah, I know, you can’t hear that title without singing Tenacious D’s catchy song. It’s all I heard in my head for the week I was reading this book, though I tried not to let it detract from the story. As with most of his novels, Michael Chabon’s story in […]

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The Escapist: Rupert Wyatt

Monday, April 13th, 2009

by The Great White Gypsy Where is Steve McQueen? No, don’t tell me he’s dead, that was just a ruse (a cunning attempt to trick me). He escaped from his coffin and is currently somewhere in Europe stealing paintings and prank calling Pierce Brosnan. The escape genre has always held an allure for audiences. Sure, […]

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The Legend of DOOM

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Born of tragedy and betrayal, a villain reigns throughout the underground. An evil genius and hip hop iconoclast, infamous and tormented, he is shrouded in mystery, hidden behind a mask of metal. Few know his real identity. He has been called Vicktor Vaughn, Metal Fingers, Danger Doom, Madvillain and King Geedorah. But to most, he […]

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A Second Chance by Nils Jordan

Friday, April 10th, 2009

We’ve all messed up. There is no denying it. None of us can claim perfection. And in that lies a certain solace because we all know someday, somehow the perfect neighbor next door will screw up and we will be there to point it out to him. Yet, we still seek that unattainable perfection. And […]

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Update: Superhero Week

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

I know Superhero week was interrupted by the Ashland Film Festival, and we’ve been done for a week, but reading the Watchmen novel took forever, and this is my first literature review, so give me a break.  We’ll have an interesting music review to finish off our superhero craze, and then we’re back to regularly […]

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