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Aflockalypse Now
Nope, that headline is not my own witty turn of phrase. (I wish.) It’s been floating around the media for the last few weeks—ever since
Movie Monday: The Green Hornet
The box office had less Grit, more guns over the weekend, as The Green Hornet buzzed to $34 million and the weekend win—with, of course,
We Could Be Heroes
I recently wrote a review of NBC’s new show The Cape (a kinda dumb but kinda fun superhero show) and noted our hero fell in
Violence, Metal and Jared Lee Loughner
In the wake of Jared Lee Loughner’s shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., the press and behavioral experts have swarmed over every bit of evidence from
Plugged In … There’s an App For That
Well, Plugged In’s iPhone app has been up and running for about a month now, and we’ve heard that a few of you have even
A Coffee by Any Other Name—and Even No Name
There are several things that I don’t cross: pit bulls, grouchy neighbors and the early-morning lineup of people at Starbucks. The latter haven’t had their
Movie Monday: Season of the Grit
Forget the new releases: Cinemagoers this weekend favored an old movie based on an older movie set in the old, old West. The Coen Brothers’
Bad Moon Rising?
Waaayyy back in 2003, an episode of ABC’s NYPD Blue aired an image of actress Charlotte Ross’ naked backside—a scene that earned a $1.21 million
The Real Man on the Street Announcer
It’s easy to look at YouTube with its videos of ranting nobodies, marauding thugs and train-wreck teens and think, “when does the shelf life of
Bieber Fever Redlines
This just in, ripped from the week’s headlines: “Justin Bieber is more influential than Barack Obama and Dalai Lama.” Yeah, I had to question that
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