Archive for May, 2011

The Hangover: Part II — At Least There’s a Monkey

May 31, 2011
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The Hangover: Part II — At Least There’s a Monkey

The inevitable sequel to the crass comedy hit 'The Hangover: Part II' brings back Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis, the bachelor party trio from hell. But it’s just not clicking this time around.
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Four Star Studios Talks ‘Double Feature’ Digital Comics

May 31, 2011
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Four Star Studios Talks ‘Double Feature’ Digital Comics

In April, Four Star Studios launched its first 99-cent digital comic, Action Double Feature. Recently, the second issue, Horror DoubleFeature, came to market.
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Stevia Soda Sees Some Improvement with Virgil’s

May 25, 2011
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Stevia Soda Sees Some Improvement with Virgil’s

The problems with stevia-based sodas, aside from most of them tasting like stevia, is that not enough companies make them! Thankfully Virgil’s, a maker of wonderful sodas, has a small selection of stevia-sweetened sodas under the “Zero” label. How do they stack up?
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Why News Stories Live and Why They Die in the Era of Instant Gratification

May 24, 2011
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Why News Stories Live and Why They Die in the Era of Instant Gratification

What gives a story legs? The question of why some mainstream media stories last a week or longer in newspapers and on television, while others fizzle like a dud firework, is one that journalism students and the general public struggle to answer.
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Remembering Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage: The High-Flying, Charismatic Icon Is Dead

May 20, 2011
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Remembering Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage: The High-Flying, Charismatic Icon Is Dead

With his victory over Tito Santana, "Macho Man" Randy Savage's star was born in 1986, in the Boston Garden. That star, one of the Top 10 greatest professional wrestlers of all time, burnt out today. At 58, the Macho Man died in a car accident. The death of the Macho Man really hurts.
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Elfworld Anthology Casts a Bit of a Spell

May 17, 2011
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Elfworld Anthology Casts a Bit of a Spell

One of the benefits of supporting independent publishing is you can't help but feel closer to the creator and the creative process. This is only partially encapsulated by the nice hand-written thank you note I received from François Vigneault with purchase of his new "Elf World" anthology series.
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Aeropress Coffee Maker: Best of All Worlds?

May 4, 2011
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Aeropress Coffee Maker: Best of All Worlds?

Did you ever think you'd enjoy coffee from the dude that invented the Aerobie flying ring? The Aeropress is a funky little doodad that kind of looks like a giant syringe without a needle. But how's the Joe?
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