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| On College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Pre... Ken said: |
| Yeah, we've both had our share of hope and disappointment in this game. Let's just hope for a good b... |
| On College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Pre... Dan* said: |
| I'm not sure how I feel about this game. On one hand, I feel pretty optimistic that we have the tale... |
| On College Football 2022: Week 1 Preview Dan* said: |
| Glad to see you'll be back writing football again, Ken! Congrats on the easy win today. You didn't ... |
| On College Football 2021: Week 10 Recap and Week 11 P... Ken said: |
| Yeah, sorry one of our teams had to lose. I've come to appreciate Penn State as a classy and sympath... |
| On College Football 2021: Week 10 Recap and Week 11 P... Dan* said: |
| Hey Ken, congratulations on the win yesterday! Some really odd choices by our coaching staff in that... |
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Page 1 | Page 2| Books: The Lost Symbol | Sunday, 2009 September 27 - 10:47 am |
| Dan Brown's recently released (and highly anticipated) novel, The Lost Symbol, is another Robert Langdon saga in the vein of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. Read more... |
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| Star Trek | Tuesday, 2009 May 12 - 8:57 am |
| Star Trek 11? Star Trek Zero? Whatever it's called, this movie is clearly the start of a new franchise, with a hot young cast and a clean slate for future story lines. Read more... |
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| Restaurants: London Fish and Chips | Sunday, 2008 January 20 - 1:23 pm |
| There's a new fish-and-chips place open in Cary, London Fish & Chips. (British folks would call this place a "chippie", which is kind of funny to me, because here in the Colonies, a "chippie" is a prostitute.) Read more... |
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| Movie Reviews In Brief | Monday, 2007 December 17 - 8:57 pm |
| "I Am Legend". Um, I saw this movie before; it was called "28 Days Later". If not for Will Smith, this might have gone directly to DVD. There are as many plot holes as there are "scare you with loud noises" moments. 2.0 / 5 "Pan's Labyrinth". A beautiful, complex fairy tale woven into a story about the Spanish civil war. It's downright poetic. Ivana Baquero is brilliant. Only downside: I was turned off by some gratuitously gory scenes. 4.0 / 5 "Apocalypto". Interesting premise, but also gratuitously gory. At its core, the plot was fairly simple; I expected a bigger story, something more epic. A lot of action; not much character development. 2.5 / 5 "Wild Hogs". A cute middle-age-crisis movie; kind of a teen movie for the 40-something set. Worth seeing once; not worth seeing again. 2.5 / 5 |
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| Restaurants: An, Jibarra | Saturday, 2007 November 17 - 10:22 am |
| Two relatively recent upscale additions to the Triangle dining scene. Read more... |
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| Books: State of Fear | Thursday, 2007 November 8 - 8:38 pm |
| Another Michael Crichton science-fiction-y drama (i.e. the kind of book I read on airplanes). Read more... |
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| Theater: Spamalot | Thursday, 2007 November 8 - 8:02 pm |
| Monty Python's famous movie brought to the stage. Read more... |
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| Restaurants: Stripsteak | Thursday, 2007 November 8 - 7:47 pm |
| A high end steak place at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas. Read more... |
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| Books: Brighton Rock | Sunday, 2007 October 14 - 9:38 pm |
| A modern classic by Graham Greene. Read more... |
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| Movies: Reviews in Brief | Sunday, 2007 October 14 - 9:08 pm |
| "Syriana"; "The Station Agent"; "Munich"; "300". Read more... |
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| The Simpsons Movie; Superbad; Balls of Fury | Tuesday, 2007 September 4 - 10:18 pm |
| Quick reviews of the goofy fun movies of the summer. Read more... |
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| Movies: Ocean's Thirteen | Thursday, 2007 June 21 - 11:00 pm |
| The whole gang is back for another caper. Read more... |
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| Movies: Pirates of the Caribbean 3 | Thursday, 2007 May 31 - 9:49 pm |
| Just enjoy the ride. Read more... |
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| Books: King Dork | Sunday, 2007 May 27 - 11:28 am |
| A book for our generation. Read more... |
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| Books: Flowers for Algernon | Sunday, 2007 May 13 - 11:55 am |
| Another in my "catching up on the classics" series. Read more... |
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| Movies: Babel | Tuesday, 2007 April 10 - 10:22 pm |
| Art film? Social commentary? It's a stunning film, but what's it all about? Read more... |
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| Movies: The Departed | Tuesday, 2007 April 10 - 10:02 pm |
| Martin Scorsese's first Oscar-winning film is gritty and interesting. Read more... |
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| Movies: Little Miss Sunshine | Wednesday, 2007 March 28 - 8:18 am |
| So have I mentioned that we got the Blockbuster Total Access thing? The thing that everyone calls Blockbuster's NetFlix (much to Blockbuster's chagrin, no doubt)? Well, we got that, and now I'm starting to catch up on several years' worth of missed movies. Read more... |
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| Books: The Catcher in the Rye | Saturday, 2006 July 1 - 2:23 pm |
| The first in my "I'm finally getting around to reading this book" series. Read more... |
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| Movies: Summer Blockbusters | Wednesday, 2006 June 7 - 11:56 pm |
| "The Da Vinci Code" and "X-Men: The Last Stand". Read more... |
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| Movies: On Cable This Month | Wednesday, 2006 June 7 - 11:55 pm |
| "National Treasure" and "Batman Begins". Read more... |
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| Theater: Tick Tick BOOM! | Monday, 2006 January 30 - 9:30 pm |
| Another Kids on Broadway production. Read more... |
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| Movies: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe | Monday, 2005 December 19 - 8:38 am |
| No, it's not another Lord of the Rings movie. Read more... |
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| Television: Head Cases | Thursday, 2005 September 15 - 8:47 am |
| Chris O'Donnell and Adam Goldberg star in this new comedy/drama on Fox. Read more... |
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| Television: Weeds | Sunday, 2005 August 7 - 11:59 pm |
| Showtime's new series "Weeds" will inevitably draw comparisons to "Desperate Housewives". Read more... |
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| Books: As Simple As Snow | Thursday, 2005 August 4 - 11:06 pm |
| The best novel I've read in a while. Read more... |
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| Theater: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Friday, 2005 July 15 - 11:49 pm |
| Meh. Fun but not memorable. Read more... |
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| Books: The Kite Runner | Sunday, 2005 June 12 - 11:32 pm |
| After having this book sit on my shelf for two months, I finally read it... in two sittings. Read more... |
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| Concert: Vaughan Penn and Rebecca Lynne | Saturday, 2005 June 4 - 1:06 pm |
| Kicking off my live music weekend... Vaughan Penn at the Six String Cafe, with Rebecca Lynne. Read more... |
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| Movies: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | Thursday, 2005 May 19 - 4:05 am |
| Yeah, I saw it. You probably should see it too. Read more... |
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| Movies: The House of Yes | Sunday, 2005 April 24 - 1:18 am |
| This is an OLD movie, but I'm just getting around to seeing it. Read more... |
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| Movies: Sin City | Friday, 2005 April 22 - 11:42 pm |
| So, I finally saw this movie. No doubt you've all seen it already, or at least heard about it, but I'm going to offer my thoughts anyway. Read more... |
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| Movies: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle | Wednesday, 2005 April 13 - 11:42 pm |
| You'd think this was just another "American Pie" clone, but there's some surprising depth to this movie. Read more... |
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| Television: Stacked | Wednesday, 2005 April 13 - 11:00 pm |
| I can give you two reasons why this show made it on the air at all. Read more... |
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| Television: Grey's Anatomy | Sunday, 2005 April 10 - 11:14 pm |
| It's a good show. I don't know yet whether it'll be a great show. Read more... |
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| Tapas: Zely and Ritz | Monday, 2005 March 21 - 10:31 pm |
| Zely and Ritz is one of the latest restaurants to jump on the tapas bandwagon. It's in the spot formerly occupied by the Cockeyed Chef on Glenwood Avenue. Read more... |
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| Television: ER | Thursday, 2005 February 24 - 11:44 pm |
| ER has been infused with new life this season. Read more... |
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| Theater: Blood Brothers | Saturday, 2005 February 19 - 11:39 am |
| The Kids On Broadway program, from the North Carolina Theater, put on their annual show this week. Read more... |
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| Books: The Queen's Gambit | Wednesday, 2005 January 5 - 12:35 am |
| Who knew chess could be so exciting? Read more... |
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| Movies: Finding Neverland | Wednesday, 2004 December 29 - 3:49 pm |
| Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet give thoughtful and nuanced performances in this sleeper gem. Read more... |
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| Television: The Real Gilligan's Island | Tuesday, 2004 November 30 - 10:26 pm |
| TBS gives us a shameless "Survivor" knockoff, but it's somewhat entertaining. Read more... |
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| Movies: The Incredibles | Monday, 2004 November 29 - 11:56 pm |
| Just goes to show, animated films really can have interesting stories and characters. Read more... |
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| Movies: The League of Extraordinary [Bad Movies] | Friday, 2004 November 19 - 11:07 pm |
| This week I spent a lot of time lying on the couch watching movies on cable. There was a lot of nausea and coughed-up mucus, and not all of that was attributable to the flu. Read more... |
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| Books: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Monday, 2004 November 8 - 10:43 pm |
| This is one of those novels you'll want to read all in one sitting. Read more... |
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| Performance Art: "La Femme" and "Zumanity" | Monday, 2004 November 8 - 10:20 pm |
| In my most recent trip to Las Vegas, I saw two shows: "La Femme" at the MGM Grand, and "Zumanity" at the New York New York. They made for an interesting contrast. Read more... |
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| Movies: Garden State | Monday, 2004 November 8 - 9:52 pm |
| Zach Braff, known mainly for his role on the NBC show "Scrubs", wrote and directed this heartfelt film. Read more... |
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| Television: NBC Thursday | Saturday, 2004 October 23 - 12:52 pm |
| With the loss of its blockbuster Thursday sitcoms, NBC is struggling to keep pace with CBS on Thursday nights. Read more... |
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| American Restaurants: City Beverage | Saturday, 2004 October 23 - 12:38 pm |
| It sounds like a place where frat boys buy kegs, but it's not. Read more... |
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| Television: ABC Sunday | Wednesday, 2004 October 6 - 11:56 pm |
| Okay, I just had to watch "Desperate Housewives" at least once, if only to see Teri Hatcher possibly get naked. Besides, it's the lead-in to "Boston Legal", a.k.a "The Practice (Now Without The Boring Parts)". Read more... |
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| Books: Digital Fortress | Thursday, 2004 September 30 - 12:04 am |
| Having enjoyed The Da Vinci Code, I decided to read one of Dan Brown's earlier works. Read more... |
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