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House, M.D.: Looking Back on Season Seven and Ahead to Season Eight
Reflecting back on the controversial Season 7 and looking forward to Season 8 (and its challenges).
Read More »Book Review: Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned by John A. Farrell
New biography provides unvarnished portrait of one of America's most famous trial attorneys.
Read More »Music Review: Death Cab For Cutie – Codes And Keys
Another year, another record by Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla and company. But does it rank up with its best?
Read More »Red Hot Red Sox Show No Mercy On A.L. East Opponents
Boston's explosive bats against the Yankees and Blue Jays powered their way to the best record in the American League. It looks to continue that streak against the Rays.
Read More »Movie Review: Nora’s Will
What to do with dead Nora
Read More »Music DVD Review: David Byrne – Ride Rise Roar
Byrne's latest DVD, which was filmed during his supporting tour for Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, is amazing.
Read More »2011 Mets Are Reminiscent of the 1973 Team
Things are starting to remind me of 1973 - that NY Mets team went all the way to the World Series and lost to the Oakland A's in seven games.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: Dungeon: Monstres, Volume Four: Night of the Ladykiller by Joann Sfar and Lewis Trondheim
The latest entry in the French comic series puts two more supporting characters in comic peril.
Read More »Strike While the Weiner Is Hot!
Everywhere I turn I see or hear the word "weiner."
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