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Community’s final lesson: Changing the whole game with just one move
Underneath all the geeky references, the twisted meta-storylines, the high-concept homage episodes, the weird characters, the gut-busting one-liners, the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Easter eggs, the Doctor Who/Inspector Spacetime fanlove, the paintball wars, the zany Dean outfits, the disturbing Changness of Chang, the … Continue reading
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The West Wing cast (who else?) says walking is good for you!
Who better than the reunited cast of The West Wing — television’s walk-and-talk champions — to promote the health benefits of walking? Click here for the hilarious Funny or Die video — I can’t seem to embed it, but if … Continue reading
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Why stereotypes need to die, cont’d: The women of Community weigh in
A follow-up to my previous post: While movies are still failing to represent women adequately onscreen, television — at least some television — appears to be a different story. The Daily Beast has posted a great interview with the three … Continue reading
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Miscellany: Blume, Hitchens, Lamarr, Tyson; The West Wing as science fiction; groupthink and solitude; what e-books can’t do; and the end of SOPA (for now)
Time for another grab-bag of links that caught my eye: 1) An NPR interview with the incomparable Judy Blume, who talks about censorship, how to inspire kids to read (and how not to), the folly of labeling authors and books … Continue reading
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“The Bark Side”
Oh, lovely, lovely, lovely. I had a ton of post ideas all lined up — then along comes this video, which just has to go up first: Check out little Doggie Chewbacca and little Doggie Ewok. I’m melting. (via Jalopnik)
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Wonderful world
Yes: And a bonus hand-shadow interpretation: (via Pharyngula)
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“Decisions are made by those who show up.”
Calls to action, from fiction (The West Wing): …and from the real world: Yes. (h/t FlickFilosopher)
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“It feels good when you sing a song”
Reason number five million and seven why old-school Sesame Street rocked: Because it gave us gloriously jubilant musical gems like this. Even better, it appears to be one live take. No autotuning, no lip-synching to a track, no multiple takes … Continue reading
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On identity beyond ethnicity, cont’d: Donald Glover likes white stuff
Actor, comedian, writer, and rapper Donald Glover is insanely and unfairly talented. A daring, subversive, puckish spirit runs through all of his work — whether riffing on racial stereotypes in his standup routine, writing for Tina Fey’s 30 Rock, spitting … Continue reading
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Wizard loves science
Daniel Radcliffe sings Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements”: And for those who, like his audience, don’t remember the original (gasp!), a refresher: (h/t Tor.com)
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