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Posted July 23, 2013
The first time I saw Sally Hawkins in a film, she portrayed a teacher and I thought to myself, ?I bet that?s the way most every teacher is.? Now, I know that isn?t true as broad generalizations rarely speak for the entire population of anything. Still, aren?t teachers suspiciously happy?
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Posted July 23, 2013
I recently had a conversation about junk food with a friend of mine, who proclaimed that whoever invented the Oreo cookie was ?a genius? because they are basically the perfect food. I’m pretty sure he punctuated that statement with a loud burp. I have classy friends.
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Posted July 18, 2013
I mentioned Nashville earlier this week when I examined the movies of Mary-Louise Parker, and it got me thinking to my own memories of the many times I visited the city. So, before I turn to the current destinations, I harken back to my own remembrances and what I enjoyed as I passed through Music
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Posted July 17, 2013
I remember seeing ?Grand Canyon? when I drove down to visit a couple friends who lived in Nashville. To this day, the only two things I really remember about that movie are that I didn?t find it a very enjoyable movie, despite a pretty cool cast that included favorites like Danny Glover, Kevin Kline and
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Posted July 11, 2013
Though I have visited just one presidential library, the thought of them excites me. Around the Los Angeles area there are two that I plan to visit, one dedicated to Ronald Reagan in Simi Valley and one to Richard Nixon in Yorba Linda. I think that my excitement regarding presidential libraries can be summed up
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Posted July 9, 2013
It’s always a pleasure to write up people I know, so this week’s edition of Awesome Men Throughout History is a special one. Goodloe Byron is someone I’ve known for a couple of years now, and he’s as much of a Maryland original as you’ll ever meet. They just don’t make dudes like him anywhere
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Posted July 9, 2013
Jerry Bruckheimer made news this weekend because the movie “The Lone Ranger” did not meet minimized revenue expectations and came in at less than $50 million for the five-day weekend. Considering the film cost over $200 million to make, and more to market, I’ve read comparisons already to “John Carter” instead of to previous blockbusters
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Posted July 4, 2013
Let’s take a break from the tech sector this week to talk about, uh, tech. A different kind of tech, though. Theatre tech and stage production are an entirely different beast than starting a website, with huge start-up costs and manpower requirements. One can’t just start a physical production company in one’s garage; you need
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