Daily Archives: January 19, 2011
Contest Update and Facebook Followup
Posted on January 19, 2011 29 Comments
Quick notes: Haiku Contest: I was going to announce it today but I think I’ll end up announcing it tomorrow or Friday. The reason for this: I have selected a winner (yay!) but I also want to name three or four finalists, so I’m combing through the haikus again for those. Hey, there are several […]
January is the New February
Posted on January 19, 2011 60 Comments
February traditionally being the Month in Which My Daughter Doesn’t Get An Education, because of the high number of snow days at school. However, this year January seems to be making a run for the title, as she had two and a half snow days last week (the “half” being the days school started late/got […]
Musicals From Science Fiction Films: My Picks
Posted on January 19, 2011
Ever lie awake at night wondering which science fiction movies could make excellent Broadway musicals? No? Well, why not? I do. And because I do, my Filmcritic.com column this week is on just that subject. Come find out which five films I think are just itchin’ to get the full-blown musical treatment. You may agree […]
And Now, For No Particular Reason, a Rant About Facebook
Posted on January 19, 2011 156 Comments
A friend of mine noted recently that I seemed a little antagonistic about Facebook recently — mostly on my Facebook account, which is some irony for you — and wanted to know what I had against it. The answer is simple enough: Facebook is what happens to the Web when you hit it with the […]
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