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The Eyeball #30: Introducing a Child to Star Wars

I finally let my son Miles watch Star Wars, the cinematic force that penetrates us and binds us together. It brought back memories of previous viewings, and a memory of getting in trouble for drawing genitals on a picture of C3PO.

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TRUTH SERUM:
Sinking

Truth Serum books are 50% OFF until the end of this month. You could wait until later to buy some, but only if you’re filthy rich or irresponsible with money.

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Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach Sit in Chairs

On November 9, 2009, four days before the release of Fantastic Mr. Fox, an animated film by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, I attended a live “conversation” between the two…

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Ted Wilson Reviews the World #11

THE MANCHESTER VILLAGE MOTOR INN ☆☆☆☆☆ (0 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing the Manchester Village Motor…

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R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman Talk Comics

Spiegelman says that superhero comics were read by the kids who beat them up. Crumb adds, "Cute animals were good." Spiegelman agrees.

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EMERGENCY DEAR SUGAR, The Rumpus Advice Column: What’s a Girl to Do About Glenn Beck?

As for the fate of the country, my money is on roving diesel mobs. But then, my money has always been on roving diesel mobs.

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Conversations About The Internet #4: Brett Gaylor on Filesharing and Remix Culture

In setting up Open Source Cinema, I was inspired by the open source software process – software that people can contribute to and change and collectively build. And I thought…

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SMALL POTATOES: Better Than Caffeine

On Tuesday, November 24th, four limited edition prints from Paul’s new yearly series Album will be released by 20×200.com. If you choose to log on to 20×200, you can have…

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No Love Lost: Damien Hirst Faces the Old Masters

At the end of his exhibit, I came across a guide called, “Damien Hirst’s Wallace Collection Trail,” containing short, chatty write-ups on twenty-six works in the permanent collection that have…

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A Future Always Pure and Perfect and Remote

Jon Stephen Fink’s novel A Storm in the Blood imagines the lives of Jews, anti-Tsarists, and revolutionaries in London’s East End.

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FUNNY WOMEN #7: In Retrospect, Dating That Speed Freak Wasn’t All That Bad, Comparatively

God, he was smart! He had a mind like a hummingbird, he had read every book there was to read, his tongue was sharp, he was funnier than anyone else at the party.

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PORNOGRAPHIC BARN OWL:
County Fair

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