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Realism

Someone I follow on Twitter retweeted this: pourmecoffee: Spoiler Alert: People who found way to enjoy story of a Spider-Man are about to tweet that The Newsroom isn’t realistic. On one hand, I can see the humor in it. Ha, … Continue reading

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Why Are Movie Reviewers So Mean?

Recently I watched “Heckler,” Jamie Kennedy’s documentary about comedians dealing with hecklers and other critics. A big section in the film talks about movie critics, I presume because so many comedians are in both standup (where you get hecklers) and … Continue reading

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Academia, Analysis, and Why I Love Twitter

Some of you know this already, but bear with me. I went to college straight out of high school. I attended Occidental College, as had three other members in two different generations of my family (seriously; my mom, one of … Continue reading

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Why I am not Psyched for Rock Band 3

I get asked a lot if I’m excited for Rock Band 3, and I was drafting a long explanation of why my feelings are mixed when I realized I can summarize it very easily: If I wanted to play piano … Continue reading

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