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words kill, words give life · 2Y ago

an education

Lynn Barber’s memoir is a quick read – I read it in an afternoon.  I’ll admit, the only reason I bought this was because I had heard good things about the movie, but Barber’s voice makes it a must. She is succinct, but knows when to dab an extra bit of description. The movie, “An [...]
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words kill, words give life · 2Y ago

i don’t care about your band

The cover of this book by Julie Klausner first caught my eye, the title made me pick it up, and the endorsement quote by the ever funny  Rachel Dratch convinced me to buy it. Like I expected, it is a humorous look at a series of failed relationships. However, I was totally unprepared for it’s [...]
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words kill, words give life · 2Y ago

5 movies for martians

If aliens from Mars crash-landed in my backyard (assuming I had a backyard), I would make them watch these movies before taking them to my leader (assuming they didn’t kill me first). “Thank You for Smoking” to show the weird way our government works. “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” for appreciation of gla
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words kill, words give life · 2Y ago

movies i want to see

From repossessed organs to vampiric Shakespeare, from dark comedies to tearjerker dramas, these are the movies I’m excited to see this spring: Repo Men March 19 The Greatest April 2 The Joneses April 16 Kick Ass April 16 The Good Heart April 30 I Love You Philip Morris April 30 Rosencrantz and Guild
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words kill, words give life · 2Y ago

excuses & lies

I picked up this little gem in Urban Outfitters today. Now, I pride myself on being a pretty good liar, but even the best cons need a little help sometime. And this book may be the best assist a tired fibber could ever have.
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words kill, words give life · 2Y ago

twitter + literature = ?

“Twitterature” is a new book by nineteen-year-old University of Chicago students Alexander Aciman (left) and Emmett Rensin (right) with the goal of reducing more than eighty pieces of literature into less than twenty tweets, “to its purest, pithiest essence.” You may doubt the purity of its abridgme
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words kill, words give life · 2Y ago

white collar – a season finale

The USA show ended it’s season last night with the FBI’s resident con, Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) discovering the location of a music box he can to trade to free his hostage girlfriend. No spoilers here, but I will say the last 90 seconds are a guaranteed surprise. You can catch the last episode now
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words kill, words give life · 2Y ago

the boy who couldn’t sleep and never had to

I’m uber-excited that I got this book in the mail. Watch the author, D. C. Pierson, explain his writing tips, and you’ll want to read it too. .
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words kill, words give life · 2Y ago

academy awards

Hosted by Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, the 82nd Oscars air tonight at 8:30 on ABC. I listed the nominees for some of the categories below. The ones I think will win are underlined, and the ones I think should win are italicized. Best Motion Picture of the Year Nominees: Avatar (2009): James Camero
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words kill, words give life · 2Y ago

who do you think you are?

NBC’s celebrity genealogy show premiered Friday at 8. This “Who do you think you are?” is the latest incarnation of the British original (versions  air in eight different countries). The American pilot features “Sex in the City” alum Sarah Jessica Parker as the first of “seven of the world’s most be
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