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After today I will never, ever attempt to sell my used books at Half Price Books again. I took a stack of old textbooks to their huge store on Northwest… more ›
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Er—I mean catfish! Did anyone else come across this story: IHT article or National Geographic article. (Both sites have photos, though you’ll need to see IHT’s front page to access… more ›
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I have to admit 9 Songs was one of the most uninteresting independent/art-house films I’ve ever seen: boring people listening to boring music and having boring sex. At least now… more ›
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Do I have to move to bum-fuck Islamabad to finally see a cover story that is not about these poor Israelis who tearfully are forced to move from their Gaza… more ›
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There seems to be a polypUp there–Doctor said, shovingHis big negro fingers in my face.I don’t like to use terms like “infect” or “colonize”–It sounds so anthropomorphic.Like God.But there’s definitely… more ›
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… is reply to these chain-mail Q&A things. But for some reason I was in a good enough mood to try something different this morning, so here goes: GENERALa. Ever… more ›
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The Suzanne Vega concert at the Granada Theater Saturday evening was just what the doctor ordered (if my doctor had any sense or insight into my various & several maladies).… more ›
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I wonder if the editors of The Dallas Morning News read their editorials out loud before printing them. Your argument that Menezes’ death was caused by the terrorists instead of… more ›
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By the time the third bullet entered Jean Charles de Menezes’ head, I’d like to think this thing called “Western civilization” still had a chance to live. But then: bullet… more ›
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These words are my attempt to describe Gregg Araki’s latest film Mysterious Skin, based on the novel by Scott Heim. It is such a lush, gorgeous film about such tragic… more ›