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For Rob Madeo. See you at The Krumbs, homeboy.
Hey everyone!
Before we get started, though, a thing about comments: if it seems like I don’t reply much, it’s only due to time constraints. I only have enough time during my work day to read through and approve comments, and often I mean to reply to them but fail to do so. So don’t think for a second that I don’t read and smile, chuckle, or pause to reflect on insight. I’ll happily put all of you up against any other blog on the TU and proudly say “my readers are better than yours.” Always.
Anyway, Blogorama. AND AWAAAAAYYYYY WEEEEEE GO!
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AWARDS & CITATIONS
TIMES UNION STORY OF THE WEEK:
Author to Talk About Death-Predicting Cat by Cathleen Crowley
COMMENT OF THE WEEK:
“just knock her up and then she will have no choice but to boot…” – Adrienne, in reply to “Make My Wife Throw Up!”
ALBUM OF THE WEEK:
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
PODCAST OF THE WEEK:
MANville, with guest Greg Aidala
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TU BLOG HIGHLIGHTS
Know What Troy Needs? (Troy)
Paging Dr. Laura (Rev. Alan Rudnick)
Are America’s Sports Teams Ready for an Openly Gay Athlete? (Mark McGuire)
The Chance (Chuck Miller)
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – A Taxpayer Rip-Off (Libby Post)
FrontPageBoxing: One-Stop Shopping for Boxing Fans (Boxing in the Capital Region)
The Non-Consumer Advocate’s Guide to Frugal Spending (Savings Source)
Preserving the Past (Clifton Park)
Who’s That Girl (The Funnies) Welcome aboard, Adrianna.
Reunion Caught on Camera (The Homefront)
Hiking Near New Paltz (Dog-Owned Life)
Four People and One Dog in 180 Square Feet (Simpler Living)
Home from Iceland (J. Eric Smith)
On Cage Wars Last Night…I Went (Boxing in the Capital Region) Boxing & MMA can co-exist!
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ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET
Locally
Cycling Champions (Wandering Thoughts)
Julia Roberts Being Pretty in Exotic Locations (All Things Ellie)
Kacey Sees KISS (Kacey Bruce)
Mungo Bean, Book 2.0 (Top Shelf Comics) from Troy-based artist Jess Macleod!
Songs for Girls (Jed Davis Soung Foundry)
New Shows @ EMPAC (Nippertown)
Dear DMV (Friday Puppy) I like dogs, but I love Matt’s blog when it has words.
Movies & Television
5 Annoying Trends That Make Every Movie Look the Same (Cinematical)
Filmmakers Race to Make 1st 3-D Porn Movie (Cinematical)
‘Capturing the Friedmans’ Molestation Case to Be Reopened (Huffington Post)
How They Did ‘Land of the Lost’ (BlueSpill)
“Eat, Pray, Love” the Latest Chapter in the Magical White Woman Mythology (Julie Klausner)
Other
Historical Thursday: Examining Lenin’s Favorite Instrument (There, I Fixed It!)
Waiting on a Windowsill (FFFFOUND!)
Why I Love Fantasy: A Geek’s Defense (The Torch Online)
Kitty in a Box! (FFFFOUND!)
Two Rocks Converse (This Isn’t Happiness)
REVIEW: Camilo Jose Vergara – “How the Other Half Worships (American Suburbs X)
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ART
Sam Weber’s “House of Mystery” covers
Vintage Style Soviet Space Posters
Old Interiors in Architecture: Showcase
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MMA
Ontario Passes MMA Legislation for 2011 (MMAFighting.com)
Steroid-Dealing Pharmacist Sentenced; Prosecutor Names Shane Carwin (CageWriter)
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Thanks for the link. Always appreciate a mention on Blogorama!
Great links for a news junkie like me! I can’t keep up with all the blogs and I look forward to your highlights.
Also, I thought your link to “Crushing Doc Frankenstein” was related to this: http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20413769,00.html
Thanks for the shout out!
Ellie & J-EM-P – You’re both welcome! Thanks for providing content worth checking out.
Ann-Marie – And here I thought this kind of online scrapbooking was frowned upon. ;) And if I believed in God, I’d take a look at Heidi Montag and say that it was definitely a result of divine retribution.
Thanks for the two (2!!) Shout outs. =)
Bruceskirama
REAL men scrapbook. ;)
LOVE the 5 Annoying Trends article!
Thanks for the shout-out Kevin!
Yeah, sad about Heidi Montag. Like so many women she didn’t need the plastic surgery. Instead of enhancing her beauty the 17 surgeries made her more closely resemble a femme-bot than a human being. The surgeon who did that to her is a modern day Doctor Frankenstein, in my humble opinion.
OMG, what is Leo Sayer on this clip!? Dude, you should have got the Three Dog Night version. Much better. I love that song by them. Not that Leo Sayer’s bad but he’s like just screeching here and not doing the circus music right at all. What was he on?
It’s too bad about Rob leaving but I don’t blame him. I’ll have to search out his other blog.
I absolutely despise the “Three Dog Night” cover of this, particularly for their over-use and over-emphasis of the obnoxious and irrirtating circus music (which on the original Sayer recording was – rightly – only in the intro).
If only he wasn’t screeching. Thanks for the link to Rob’s blog, btw. I ran off there and checked it out.