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Michael Collins had no idea what he was going to do with his life until he was dragged, kicking and screaming and at the behest of his educators, until the wild and wooly lifestyle of the freelance writer. Cocktail parties followed; fountains of champagne

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Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Sarah Connor Chronicles pilot episode: 2 of 4
If you've been around the internet for - oh, anything longer than a week, you know where it's meat lies: between the two halves of bun-y goodness that are the groupings of letters "il" and "legal." The moral relativist has remained largely uncontested in the domain of the internet, with YouTube videos of trailers and even wh... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Reaper: 2 of 4
Reaper stars: * Bret Harrison - Sam Oliver * Missy Peregrym - Andi * Ray Wise - Satan * Rick Gonzalez - Ben * Tyler Labine - Bert "Sock" Wysocki * Valarie Rae Miller - Josie * Kyle Switzer - Kyle Oliver * Allison Hossack - Mrs. Oliver * Andrew Airlie - Mr. Oliver Reaper tells the story of Sam, a slacker who's amounted to not... More..
Entertainment > Directors & Film Makers Quentin Tarantino's influence on filmmaking today: 2 of 4
Quentin Tarantino, after learning the basics of the acting trade with the James Best theater company, worked in a video store. How fitting a place this would be for the future director and writer of films which would both each back into cinema's history, and combine all of the most pertinent elements of being a "film geek" i... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Doctor Who, Episode: Blink: 1 of 2
I just got finished watching the new episode of the BBC's Doctor Who, and I have to say that "Blink" is the best episode of the series since the first season's "The Empty Child/ The Doctor Dances." And by odd happenstance, they were both written by Steven Moffat. Hm. This ep was part of the new tradition (started in season 2... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels The golden age of Canadian Comic books: 1 of 1
In 1939, Superman had already been established as the leader of the veritable tidal wave of superheroes to follow: The Flash, Captain Marvel, and the Blue Beetle were all created to take advantage of the popularity and profitability of the newly created "superhero" genre. But these magazines weren't just popular in the Unite... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Mosh Pit on Disney: 1 of 1
Without a doubt, this has been one of the worst - if not the oddest - listening experiences of my life. I hesitate to call it the absolute worst, because I'm sure that there's still plenty of CDs being produced and sold by professional wrestlers, ex-soap-opera-stars, Fiona Apple, and that one guy whose only job was to hold t... More..
Home & Garden > Plumbing Repairs Improve water pressure by altering your showerhead: 1 of 1
There are few things more annoying in life than stepping into the shower fifteen minutes before you've got to leave for work, only to find that the water is flowing forth from your shower head with all of the haste of the line-up at the DMV. Water pressure, which describes how quickly water flows through your pipes, can be a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Book reviews: Men of Tomorrow, by Gerard Jones: 1 of 1
Men of Tomorrow traces the beginnings of the comic book, without much focus on what the comic book is - it's mostly a look at the business side of things, of Harry Donnenfeld and Jack Leibowitz, rather than Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegal. Too much time is spent on the giants of the publishing world, and not enough spent on the... More..
Sports & Recreation > Wrestling Book reviews: World Wrestling Insanity, by James Guttman: 1 of 1
Not a good book. Not even a book, really. Before I start, I've just got to explain why I, a much-enlightened connoisseur of literature, would read a book on such a distasteful topic as wrestling (please tell me that you noted the sarcasm in all the right places). I am not a wrestling fan - well, not "modern" wrestling, at an... More..
Arts & Humanities > Comic Books & Graphic Novels Comic book reviews: Comic Wars, Marvel's Battle For Survival, by Dan Raviv: 1 of 1
Maybe this book just wasn't for me. Or for people like me. Or for anyone who actually knows that "Marvel" is a company that publishes Comic Books. Comic Wars tells the intricate, detailed, number-laden story of Marvel's descent into bankruptcy in the mid-nineties, after the comic book market collapse. But Marvel's money prob... More..