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mixed grill
another summertime smorgasbord
by jael mchenry
topic: pop culture
7.3.09

It's been quite a while since I did a summertime pop culture roundup. Yet summer is such a perfect and weird and known-but-unknown pop culture time, it really lends itself to this kind of thing: a good look that doesn't look too close.

(Look too close and it'll burn your eyes out. I mean, really, do you want to analyze the lyrics of "American Boy"? Talk about the theme of how technology dehumanizes us as seen in Transformers 2: The Transformening? Write a scathing review of the latest Nora Roberts? Summer is not for such things.)

1. My inner 17-year-old girl...
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THIS WEEK IN INTREPID

riaa 2 you 0
it's all vanilla ice's fault
by joe procopio
topic: music
7.1.09
Yes, I am going to rail on this again. Yes, there are more important, globally-impacting events going on in our world. Yes, Iran is the new Iraq, the economy is in the tank, and ev...

operation sunbeam
cassie and marlo listen in
by tracey kelley
topic: writing
6.29.09
"The guys were bragging about bringing showgirls up to their rooms, getting them super drunk, and then trying to score with them right when the bombs went off. Typical Vegas-guy-we...

around the world in 80 dishes
part one
by maigen thomas
topic: pop culture
6.26.09
"So, you spend all your downtime reading?" The captain asked. I thought for a moment. "I wouldn't say ALL of it, no." I had just passed a novel to another flight attendant...

THE MONTH IN REVIEW

to tweet, or not to ... screw it, tweet!
why i've come to love twitter.
by katherine l (aka clevertitania)
topic: tech
6.25.09
I originally avoided Twitter, quite diligently. Not as greatly as Facebook, but still, I tried to stay away. I probably knew something then, subconsciously, that's only coming...

g
by dirk cotton
topic: sports
6.24.09
"G" - Garrett Gore and what's right with college sports | Below the Line When I began attending UNC baseball games in 2006, Garrett Gore was a freshman with a...

love a fair
why i love typos
by erik lars myers
topic: writing
6.22.09
Confession time: I love typos and misspellings. Don't get me wrong. They have no place in the real written word. They don't belong in books, newspapers, blogs, news...

trust no one
recent additions to the conspiracy theory reservoir
by jeffrey d. walker
topic: pop culture
6.19.09
Conspiracy theories. This phrase may make you think: Totally for kooks! Or maybe, dangerously close to the truth. But if you're like me, you're just thinking complet...

an interview with filmmaker rashaad ernesto green
by jason gilmore
topic: film
6.17.09
Filmmaker Rashaad Ernesto Green is an up and coming force in the entertainment industry. The New York University grad's 15-minute dramatic short, Premature, has recentl...

it's a question of pride
weighing in on gay love, marriage, and california
by alex b
topic: news
6.15.09
The average New York City cop hanging out in Queens is a straight, simple man. He's all right with an action movie, doesn't drink anything more sophisticated than a domes...

decoding destiny
knowing does not change what is
by michael d. driscoll
topic: tech
6.12.09
When I announced to my friends and family I was starting my genetic journey to decode my DNA the best response I got was, “That’s amazing…for you…and all…that…wow” followed by “......

the times they czar a-changin’
by joe redden tigan
topic: pop culture
6.11.09
When you’re talking about appointing a top-ranking United States government official to oversee things like national security and economic recovery, I suppose it’s one thing to fin...

every pitcher sells astoria, don't it?
a mini-guide to bars i can walk to from my apartment
by adam kraemer
topic: humor
6.10.09
Those of you who know me are probably aware that when I go out, it's usually in Manhattan. This is not because, as many of my friends may believe, my neighborhood has no water...

lulu partners with intrepid media
this is what intrepid media is built for
by joe procopio
topic: news
6.9.09
World Domination! Maybe that's a little too much. Massive outright dominance of the secondary publishing market? You bet! Celebrate with me. Today marks the ...

do what i say, not what i do
advice from the queen of all things procrastination
by michelle von euw
topic: writing
6.5.09
“Dear Professor,” the email reads. “I started to write my poetry collection, but after 2 poems, I came up with a bad case of writer’s block. I really love this class, and I’m rea...

the unbearable lightness of seeing
silver screen shrinkage
by mike julianelle
topic: film
6.3.09
Over the weekend, Pixar's latest flick opened to rave reviews and close to $70 million at the box office. Up's triumph is nothing new; Pixar has yet to have a...


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