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Book, Movie & TV Reviews

The incredible edible whuffie

August 14, 2009

It took me a month to finish Tara Hunt’s book, The Whuffie Factor. That’s a very long time for me to spend on a book. And I’m glad I did. Also, you’ll not be surprised that I’m recommending you buy it.
But some of you will be skeptical. What if you really aren’t all that concerned [...]

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The struggle of hope over experience

July 25, 2008

There’s a new movie in the theaters this week: THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE.
Interesting title. I WANT TO BELIEVE that this movie won’t suck, but prior experience leads me to believe otherwise. The final three seasons were a huge let down over the brilliance that was the first few seasons, and the prior movie [...]

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Dresden Files needs to go

September 15, 2007

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I consider myself a fan of science fiction. That status is open to interpretation, as some people equate “fan” with the original meaning of an abbreviated version of “fanatic”, which I am certainly not. And I recognize others are. [...]

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Harry Potter and illicit filesharing

July 21, 2007

The latest and lastest Harry Potter book is out, and the intrawebs have been buzzing about bootleg copies circulating around the net. Two things seem to be cited the most as the negative of that:

Less copies will be sold, since readers can get it free online
Early-readers were posting spoilers from the book
Let’s deal with these [...]

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