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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Fiction Review: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book One)

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Labels: Commuter Reading, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling

Monday, January 30, 2012

Movie Review: Captain America: The First Avenger

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Labels: 2011 Film Releases, Anna B. Sheppard, Chris Evans, Christopher Markus, Hugo Weaving, Joe Johnston, Movies, Rick Heinrich, Short Takes, Stanley Tucci, Stephen McFeeley, Tommy Lee Jones

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Comics Review: Lilli Carré, Nine Ways to Disappear

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Labels: Comics, Contemporary Comics, Lilli Carré

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Movie Review: Alfie (1966)

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Labels: 1966 Film Releases, Bill Naughton, Jane Asher, Julia Foster, Lewis Gilbert, Michael Caine, Movies, Shelley Winters, Short Takes, Sonny Rollins, Vivien Merchant

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Movie Review: Black Swan

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Labels: 2010 Film Releases, Barbara Hershey, Darren Aronofsky, Mila Kunis, Movies, Natalie Portman, Short Takes, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Movie Review: Deep End (1970)

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Labels: 1971 Film Releases, Jane Asher, Jerzy Skolimowski, John Moulder-Brown, Movies, Short Takes

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Movie Review: Lord Love a Duck

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Labels: 1966 Film Releases, George Axelrod, Lola Albright, Movies, Short Takes, Tuesday Weld

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Comics Review: Alan Moore, Don Lomax, and Larry Stroman, American Flagg!: Lustbusters

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Labels: Alan Moore, Comics, Comics Renaissance, Don Lomax, Howard Chaykin, Larry Stroman

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Comics Review: Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, and Philip Tan, Batman & Robin, Book One: Batman Reborn

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Labels: Batman, Comics, Contemporary Comics, Frank Quitely, Grant Morrison, Philip Tan

Friday, January 6, 2012

Poetry Review: Kelle Groom, "Oh dont"

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Labels: Contemporary Poetry, Kelle Groom, Literary Analysis, Literary Criticism, Poetry, Poetry Discussions

Fiction Review: Jim Shepard, "Your Fate Hurtles Down at You"

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Labels: Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Jim Shepard, Literary Analysis, Literary Criticism, Short Story

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Movie Review: The Birth of a Nation

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Labels: 1915 Film Releases, D. W. Griffith, Movies, Short Takes

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Movie Review: Seconds

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Labels: 1966 Film Releases, James Wong Howe, John Frankenheimer, Lewis John Carlino, Movies, Rock Hudson, Short Takes

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Movie Review: Green Lantern

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Labels: 2011 Film Releases, Martin Campbell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Movies, Peter Sarsgaard, Ryan Reynolds, Short Takes

Monday, January 2, 2012

Fiction Review: Gustave Flaubert, "A Simple Heart"

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Labels: Fiction, Gustave Flaubert, Literary Analysis, Literary Criticism, Literature Discussions, Short Story

Poetry Review: Kevin Young, "Lime Light Blues"

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Labels: Contemporary Poetry, Kevin Young, Poetry, Poetry Discussions

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Comics Review: Kate Beaton, Hark! A Vagrant

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Labels: Comics, Contemporary Comics, Kate Beaton, Webcomics
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