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Girl, We Couldn’t Get Much HIGHER

I can’t swear this is the last time I’ll talk about the New Pornographers for awhile, but I had to mention their appearance last night on Last Call with Carson Daly. They did two songs from the new album, Use It and Twin Cinema. However, they changed one of the lyrics in Use [...]

Drivin’ N’ Talkin’

This is another in my series of TV/movie conventions I’m tired of. I guess previous entries in this series are here and here.
Today’s “What Planet Are They On?” TV Cliché: The End Of The Drive Car Conversation.
How come whenever two people are in a car and have something really important to discuss, they always [...]

No Horsies Here

What can I say about Serenity that hasn’t already been said? Not much. No one can ever accuse The Cult of Joss Whedon of being non-vocal.
Back in 2002, being a big fan of Buffy and Angel, I was much anticipating Whedon’s new SF series Firefly, the failed TV series that Serenity is based [...]

What Do You Get When You Cross an Analyst with a Therapist?

I’ve been watching the show Arrested Development from the beginning, but it was only just this morning, when watching the latest episode, that I realized that the title of the show is something of a pun. See, the Bluth family business is Real Estate Development. D’oh! I’m slow, but I eventually come [...]

Streaming Out of the Magnets-a

First, go check out Alan’s account of the New Pornographers show Monday night at the Gothic. Back yet? Okay. Here are my own notes (contains spoilers)…

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