"In the age of Tickle Me Elmo, it's easy to forget that Sesame Street was originally aimed primarily at poor kids, especially those in the inner cities."This article neatly outlines the fact that I can probably hang about 90% of
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Chilly, light rain, high wind. Oh, yeah, good stuff. It's stay-in-and-drink-toddies weather; and on that note, I think I'll see if I can acquire a bottle of brandy (because Maker's Mark can be toddied, but brandy toddies are yummier
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This blog post has me literally moaning and whining because I WANT MY BEATLES FIX SO BAD. I am dying here. I have some Beatles on my iPod (Past Masters I, selected Rubber Soul and Revolver tracks) but not only is my iPod battery in the red, that paltry scattering of music isn't enough; I want/need stuff that I don't even own (anymore). I mean for
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Nice piece on dwell.com on Charles Harper, including tons of yummy and astonishing pictures, including the gorgeous, hilarious, and ultimately spooky-as-hell ladybugs menacing a single aphid.
And if anyone can find me a copy of Betty Crocker's Dinner for Two, which was the first place I saw Harper's art when I was a kid (I think), I'll be your
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Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day! So stop being a little bitch and go get some free comics already. Every comics store in the country will be participating. There's gotta be one near you.
The Russian-made, 10-part miniseries adaptation of The Master and Margarita, which I'm reading right now and absolutely loving to bits, will be shown very soon... on Russian TV
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New film acquisitions: CARNIVAL OF SOULS, WHITE ZOMBIE, A BUCKET OF BLOOD, and THE SCREAMING SKULL. Thank all that is good for $1.00 DVD double-packs of classic films
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