50 days ago by Matthew

It does not in fact = Sherlock Holmes. At least, it does not equal either the Sherlock Holmes of literary fame or even the Holmes of 2009's very well-handled, though admittedly modernized, revival of said character. I personally enjoyed the first film and thought that its old timey London and titula ...

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98 days ago by Matthew

 I've officially gotten on the Grimm (Fridays at 9:00 on NBC) train now. I've followed the show on Twitter and "liked" it on Facebook. NBC has already had two of its new shows fail this season (The Playboy Club and Free Agents) and although I don't have any particular attachment to the network, for ...

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110 days ago by Bill

Why oh why aren’t there more opportunities to hear classic albums performed in their entirety? I’m one of those equal-opportunity music fans who thinks the best (and I mean the best of the best) pop-music compositions have just as much … Continue reading →

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118 days ago by Matthew

31 Fears. 31 Days. So real, it's terrifying boring. ___________________________ #15: So when do we start filming? We are right now? OH. Daily blogging is extremely tiring (in addition to making it look like I have no life), and after Saturday's inflammatory Lady Gaga/LGBT comment ( not a hornet's ne ...

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124 days ago by Matthew

31 days, 31 Fears; and I'm not even (oh God) half done yet. Yeah, I know this blog would be scarier if it had a hook for a hand. Most things would be. Enjoy! IF YOU DARE!! Mwah-haha! _________________________________________ #10: No Going Back This is less a fear than it is a realization that I have ...

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135 days ago by Matthew

Last night I had the opportunity to see a performance of Tamburlaine the Great by Christopher Marlowe (a contemporary of Shakespeare) at a local theater. I'm always excited about trips to plays (a deal breaker, I'm sure), but I was especially excited to see this one because 1) I'm not as familiar wi ...

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142 days ago by Matthew

It's been a while, but I'm finally going to blog about books again. Premiere week is exciting and all, but after a shameful evening spent making fun of the contestants on the X Factor and being soundly (but not totally unexpectedly) disappointed in Whitney while getting no work done whatsoever I fee ...

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149 days ago by Matthew

When I sit down to compose a blog entry, sometimes I'll get flashes that seem like inspiration and which result in complete entries that I just don't get around to using (or that I choose not to use). The following is one of those, taken from the "cutting room floor" as it were (where it fell last J ...

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211 days ago by Anskov

Publication date: 1968 Summary: Tommy and Tuppence Beresford (now an aging couple in their sixties) find themselves mixed up in a puzzle from the past after visiting their Aunt Ada at the Sunny Ridge Nursing Home for Ladies. Tuppence is disturbed by the sudden disappearance of a Mrs. Lancaster and b ...

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