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Month: October 2008

Books

Storm At Sea

Posted on 29 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

Craig Thompson’s Blankets is almost frustratingly good, a sharp, brutal, heartbreaking story about growing and falling in love and learning your place in ...

Music

Try Not To Let The Irony Hit You All At Once

Posted on 27 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

The launch of MTVMusic.com is good news, since now you can search, share, and embed music videos from the archives. The design and some of the images play on MT...

California

The Empty Bottle Was Half-Empty

Posted on 27 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

You better believe there are more. There are also updates here.

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Review: Changeling

Posted on 24 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

I swear, eventually I will see a movie this fall that gets me excited, that moves me or hits me. This isn’t it. Click here for the review.

Film

They Went With Someone Who Had More Theme Park Experience

Posted on 21 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

As part of the ongoing Pajiba Blockbusters series, I take a look at Swingers. It’s impossible to convey in the review or here just how much the movie beca...

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Greatest Hits: 2008, Part 1

Posted on 18 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

A roundup of the semi-decent entries on this here blog-type thing from the first half of this year. January The Musical Coda February 10 Truths Forthcoming Entr...

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Review: W.

Posted on 17 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

Kind of all over the place. Click here for the review. The headline is taken from “Christ for President,” since I’ve been listening to the cla...

Aaron Sorkin/Sports Night/TV

Sailing The Sword Of Orion: “Sports Night,” Ten Years Later

Posted on 13 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

“There’s really nothing like seeing a guy realize he’s not done yet. Usually it goes the other way.” There was never any doubt that I wo...

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Review: Body of Lies

Posted on 10 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

I’d call it a letdown, but then, I didn’t expect that much. Click here for the review.

TV

You Had Me At “Hookers And Meatloaf”

Posted on 9 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

Over at the Willamette Week, I take a look at “The Life & Times of Tim,” which so far is the only fall comedy that’s actually made me lau...

Texas

Jolly Men Are We

Posted on 6 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

A recent comment diversion on Pajiba asked readers to relate their favorite tales of the pranks they’ve pulled or heard about, and it wasn’t long be...

Politics

Craigslist Comes Through Once Again

Posted on 5 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

An actual posting from the Los Angeles pages: The titles just write themselves: Touch My Wasilla Impalin’ Palin Areola Wolf Gunning No, Seriously, Drill B...

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Review: Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

Posted on 3 October 2008 by Daniel Carlson

Meh. It’s not without a couple of cute and mildly original moments, but overall, it’s not really worth it. I also didn’t feel like getting int...

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