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As it turns out

I’m not the only person who has problems with “The Bridge.” This guy goes into some greater length about the background to the series, and its problems, then viciously dissects a particularly egregious example that prompted me to start writing … Continue reading

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I watched so you didn't have to

The “I Spent More Time Thinking About This Than The Guys Who Made It” Review of “The Bridge” Back in the late 1990s and the early part of 2000s, I had a part time job as a TV critic. It … Continue reading

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Looks great; sucks ass

Ouch: Kahney’s review [of the Zune] is positive for pretty much one reason: he’s a Mac dweeb, and the Zune actually beats the iPod on the sole criterion–design–that is relevant to Mac dweebs. He hates most everything about the performance … Continue reading

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How is this news?! Part II

From page A02 of today’s Victoria Times Colonist.. Postal worker taken to hospital after being attacked by squirrel: OIL CITY, Pa. (AP) — Letter carriers occasionally have to deal with angry dogs or maybe even a spider’s nest in a … Continue reading

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How is this news?!

I’d have a lot less trouble taking journalism seriously if it stopped putting idiotic things in my newspaper: BERLIN (Reuters) — Two German women complaining on office e-mail about their partners’ poor sex drive found the details of their private … Continue reading

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IT'S SO NOT A FASHION ACCESSORY.

If I had to think of a single sentence that summed up my antipathy towards BoingBoing generally and Xeni Jardin in particular, I doubt I could do better than this: Full disclosure: Heck, I have nearly 1,000 old cellphones (some … Continue reading

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