Category Archives: arts

a talented family

Posted on Wednesday, 2002 November 20 by Anton

Too cool! Today’s Bizarro cartoon credits my stepbrother Seth Chabay for the gag.

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wee folk on the big screen

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 November 19 by Anton

Seeing a light blue Ford Anglia in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was a special treat for me, because we had one when I was about seven. Too bad about the script, though. In the trailer for The … Continue reading →

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fans rejoice

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 November 19 by Anton

Lost Doctor Who show revived: the BBC is remaking Shada, an episode (by Douglas Adams) that was aborted by a strike in 1979.

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rhinosauric

Posted on Saturday, 2002 November 16 by Anton

As I listen to Rhino’s Super Hits of the Seventies: Have a Nice Day vol.9, divers questions come to mind. When Gary Glitter recorded “Rock and Roll Part 2” did it cross the mind of anyone concerned that I might … Continue reading →

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the danger of analogies

Posted on Friday, 2002 November 15 by Anton

Catching up (as usual) – PvP has an interesting take on the furry issue.

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yet more revisionist criticism

Posted on Friday, 2002 November 08 by Anton

Harry Potter – Pampered jock, patsy, fraud. By Chris Suellentrop. (Thanks to Michael Travers for the link)

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mon pote

Posted on Saturday, 2002 October 26 by Anton

Any French film buffs in the audience? I’m trying to remember the title of a movie in which one of the main characters brags of his « collection intégrale des Livres de Poche » (complete collection of Pocket Books). If memory serves, … Continue reading →

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