Archive for November, 2010

Tangled: Why Knot?

November 28, 2010
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Tangled: Why Knot?

Even for Disney, coloring by numbers doesn’t always add up to a good product. But what about in the case of "Tangled" (which was renamed from the original "Rapunzel" into something less outwardly princess-y)?
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How is Starbuck’s Exclusive Digital Network Like Decaf?*

November 8, 2010
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How is Starbuck’s Exclusive Digital Network Like Decaf?*

One of Starbucks' more recent new offerings is free Wi-Fi, thanks to a partnership with AT&T, which began last summer. Now the company has rolled out the second part of its in-store Web strategy: the Starbucks Digital Network. Market share is not enough; will you give Starbucks your MIND SHARE?
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Catching Up with the Fart Party’s Julia Wertz

November 1, 2010
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Catching Up with the Fart Party’s Julia Wertz

Cartoonist Julia Wertz’s 'Fart Party vol. 1', which had been out of print for more than a year, is once again available. It’s a good excuse to catch up with one of our favorite creators, about things from comics to stand-up to dilapidation.
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NaNoWriMo Diary, Part 1: A Bumpy Start

November 9, 2010
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NaNoWriMo Diary, Part 1: A Bumpy Start

November is National Novel Writing Month, a.k.a. NaNoWriMo. The event started in 1999 with a group of about 20 attempting to write a novel in just one month. By 2009, NaNoWriMo had almost 170,000 participants, about 32,000 of which accomplished the task of completing a 50,000-word novel by month's end.
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Best Worst Movie

November 23, 2010
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Best Worst Movie

'Best Worst Movie' is a documentary about the cult phenomenon of one of the most popular bad movies of recent years, 'Troll 2' (1990), and interestingly, it’s a personal film, made by Michael Stephenson, who starred in the low-budget, straight-to-video bomb. 
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Apocalypse Meh, Page 35

Apocalypse Meh, Page 35

Hair gel: the epitome of nefarious beauty products.
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Apocalypse Meh, Page 34

Apocalypse Meh, Page 34

Never let them see you sweat. Especially not the cute ones. Alas, it's hard to keep your cool when being chased around by hellish monsters.
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Ultimate Bagels’ Alex Weinstein Looks Back After First Year in Biz

November 5, 2010
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Next Thursday, November 11, represents two important anniversaries for Alex Weinstein. Not only is it his 25th birthday, but it's the one-year anniversary of when he opened Ultimate Bagels for business. While turning 25 is certainly a significant event, successfully opening and keeping a business going on ever-shifting State Street is a milestone in...
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Apocalypse Meh, Page 32

Apocalypse Meh, Page 32

A flying football with a mouth? You wouldn't want to run into this thing in a back alley. Too bad this guy did.
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