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Vermyndax on March 13th, 2008

I feel like I can always count on episodes of Lost that are centered on Jin and Sun to bring tears to my eyes. There’s a subtle, consistent thread that exists about these two; they are figures of traditional tragedy, especially tonight. Okie, that’s all I’ll say plot-wise, because I know some of you may [...]

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Vermyndax on March 6th, 2008

This morning I was informed that the podcast roundtable was posted. I participated in this roundtable last week. Our discussion went on for a good hour and twenty minutes or so, but Jeff managed to whittle it all down to 23 minutes. I’m not sure how he managed that, but I’m looking forward to hearing [...]

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Vermyndax on February 24th, 2008

So I finally get to sit and watch what amounts to the last half of the Oscars. It seems like I didn’t miss much. I was trying to watch it live on the net, but my son was forcing me to play Super Mario Party 8 on the Wii while he ate dinner (a regular [...]

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Vermyndax on January 19th, 2008

OH. My. GOD. That’s the best adrenaline rush I’ve had in a LONG time. Bookmark to: Hide Sites

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Vermyndax on January 18th, 2008

IT’S CLOVERFIELD DAY! Bookmark to: Hide Sites

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Vermyndax on January 14th, 2008

Because I have tickets to Cloverfield for 9:40pm on January 18th, 2008, the precise night the movie is supposed to take place. I am cool. Phear me. Oh, did I mention I bought them for a DLP theatre in a major city? I am so cool. Bookmark to: Hide Sites

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Vermyndax on January 11th, 2008

So on my last night here in Virginia/D.C., I decided to have some solitude and enjoy the Coen Brothers’ latest flick, No Country for Old Men. I had very, very high expectations for this film. By and large they were fulfilled, except for the ending. I’m not sure I could go with the ending – [...]

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http://www.technologyreview.com/printer_friendly_article.aspx?id=19845 Via Boing Boing.  This is an absolutely brilliant article by John Hockenberry about network news and how they are just not innovating with the rest of the world, especially in terms to new media.You owe it to yourself to read this, especially if you’re into new media. Bookmark to: Hide Sites

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Vermyndax on December 9th, 2007

For those of you who don’t know this already – someone out there has taken oodles of time and $7,000 to build a near-life-size model of an X-wing fighter, complete with class-M rocket engines. http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/magazine/15-12/st_xwing Video of the flight is here: …now for those conspiracy theorists out there, here’s the REAL reason the X-wing crashed: [...]

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Vermyndax on November 21st, 2007

So, Cloverfield really is the name. I just can’t wait for Cloverfield. JJ is the new Spielberg. Already, the film thrillseekers in my family are making plans to descend upon our new theatre (Monaco Pictures) and soak up Cloverfield on January 18th. I will be there, even if I have to take time off from [...]

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