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I was a music critic for two years. When I started out, I was certain it was going to be my career path. By the end of the road, I was loathing myself and my writing more than I’d ever had in my life.
I had started to hate what I’d become...
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In a beloved film from my childhood, “Flight of Dragons,” the scientist hero confronts the evil red magician on a dark crag. As menacing snakes sprout out of the magician’s neck and breathe fire at the scientist, the spectacled nerd...
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The fight of the century! In this corner, the disgraced former governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer! And in this corner, the soon-to-be former governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford! I’m sure the bloggers are going to be out in force comparing...
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Will you quit fawning already, there’s a GAME going on.
I found myself saying this out loud during game 3 on more than one occasion.
Look. Kobe Bryant is an amazing basketball player. His fakes are so devastating that the player on the...
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I really don’t get what all the fuss is about.
The way it’s portrayed, you’d think the moment a detainee was moved out of Guantanamo Bay, they’d be dropped off at a crowded shopping center, given $50,000 in unmarked bills, and...
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Word combinations like arctic breeze, aqua reef, and summer rain when used to describe scented products.
An arctic breeze probably smells better than anything on earth. And though I haven’t sniffed one (yet), I still know that an arctic breeze...
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Honestly. Who, other than she who is pretty well-off, is going to buy Rosetta Stone software?
There are millions of people out there who want to learn a new language, but can’t afford to either take classes or buy a set of CDs that cost...
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I’m not gay. I know barely one iota about what it’s like to be gay. But I’ve heard bits and pieces. And some of those bits say, it’s not so easy growing up gay. The word is that 14-year-old kids throw insults your mother would...
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The responsible consumer is one who gives feedback. Let’s say you buy something online. A lot of us do it fairly regularly. The website you bought it from likely has a function where you can rate a product, write a review, or send feedback. Try...
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Toilet paper commercials are nutty. They’re an interesting dimension of how we get nervous about anything naked, screwing, peeing, or pooping. But they’re still nutty.
Quilted Northern used to have a string of commercials starring...
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